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    T430s screen brightness varies dynamically, based on what's displayed...

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by msafi, Dec 22, 2012.

  1. msafi

    msafi Notebook Guru

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    I'm another disappointed owner of the crappy T430s display. But that's not what I wanna complain about today. There's another problem.

    The brightness of the display seems to change based on what I'm looking at. If I'm viewing a web page with generally dark colors, the screen gets dimmed down. Then when I switch to another page that is generally white or has light colors, the screen gradually brightens back up...

    Is this another defect of this disappointing screen or what?
     
    msafi, Dec 22, 2012
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  2. turqoisegirl08

    turqoisegirl08 Notebook Evangelist

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    turqoisegirl08, Dec 22, 2012
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  3. Kaso

    Kaso Notebook Virtuoso

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    The screen is not that disappointing nor defective. You may want to search on "Automatic Display Brightness".
     
    Kaso, Dec 22, 2012
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  4. Thors.Hammer

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    Depends on which screen you get in the shipment lotto. I have the T430s with the Samsung screen. It's OK.

    Here's another Intel HD 4000 setting to look into:

    adaptive_contrast_enhancement.JPG
     
    Thors.Hammer, Dec 22, 2012
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  5. turqoisegirl08

    turqoisegirl08 Notebook Evangelist

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    Is that feature set to 'on' by default Thors.Hammer?
     
    turqoisegirl08, Dec 22, 2012
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  6. Kaso

    Kaso Notebook Virtuoso

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    I appreciate the "Skin Tone Enhancement" option. :D
     
    Kaso, Dec 22, 2012
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  7. turqoisegirl08

    turqoisegirl08 Notebook Evangelist

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    @Kaso. What does that feature do?
     
    turqoisegirl08, Dec 22, 2012
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  8. Thors.Hammer

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    I think it was on the T430s I received. I think it was also enabled on the Samsung Series 9 I received.

    Drives me nuts so like everyone else, so I go looking for all of the places that effect "dynamic" display properties. For instance, on the Samsung Series 9, you have the Intel GPU settings, the Samsung "Easy" Setting application, the Windows 7 or 8 power management profile, etc.

    It's Fing crazy the number of locations you have to check.

    win_power_advanced.jpg
     
    Thors.Hammer, Dec 22, 2012
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    Thors.Hammer Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yea, it probably comes in handy on nature videos. :D
     
    Thors.Hammer, Dec 22, 2012
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  10. Kaso

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    Err... It makes photos/videos of minimally dressed humans look more real on the screen. :D
     
    Kaso, Dec 22, 2012
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  11. turqoisegirl08

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    Wow. People at Intel must be eating some magical brownies on their breaks :D
     
    turqoisegirl08, Dec 22, 2012
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