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    Turning down or off brightness on Presario C721 notebook

    Discussion in 'HP' started by t1mmclaren, Jan 7, 2008.

  1. t1mmclaren

    t1mmclaren Newbie

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    I used to be able to on my old laptop turn down the brightness of the screen until it was off. This was us full if I just wanted to listen to sound at night and without the screen burning into the walls or if I was running it through another monitor to play movies I could turn the main screen off so it did not distract. Unfortunately on my new Presario C731 I can only turn down the brightness a few steps. Is there a way around this?

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    t1mmclaren, Jan 7, 2008
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  2. allan_huang

    allan_huang Notebook Deity

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    I doubt there is, if the brightness goes down, it looks like its working but not as much as you expected.
    You can always close the lid or put a screensaver after a minute
     
    allan_huang, Jan 7, 2008
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  3. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    On most computers, the lowest brightness setting turns the backlight off. You can still see the desktop, but it's very faint.
     
    Lithus, Jan 7, 2008
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