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    dim the backlight??

    Discussion in 'HP' started by times, Nov 20, 2007.

  1. times

    times Notebook Evangelist

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    is there a way to dimm the backlight so its not so bright.the blacks look kinda gray and i did turn down the brightness etc but that didnt help.
     
    times, Nov 20, 2007
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    i think turning down the brightness is as close as you can get to dimming the backlight
     
    timtravel42, Nov 20, 2007
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  3. orev

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    Take a look at the blue keys on your keyboard, like F3 and F4. Press and hold the "Fn" key, then one of those keys.

    It would help if you said what laptop you have.
     
    orev, Nov 20, 2007
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    if you wanna permanent solution, you can save the changes you made to the brightness setting in the Power Options (in Vista), either for Power Saver or High Performance.
     
    TomTom2007, Nov 20, 2007
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    I thought brightness was refering to the brightness of the backlight and the grayness could be problems with contrast? But then again, what do I know about these kinds of things.
     
    SBR, Nov 21, 2007
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    i kinda ment the backlight itself,but i guess you cant dimm it.thanks for the answers.
     
    times, Nov 21, 2007
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    On an LCD panel, brightness IS controlled by the backlight. Contrast is usually not controllable.
     
    orev, Nov 21, 2007
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