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    Does intel display power saving technology work?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by afireinside, Jan 12, 2011.

  1. afireinside

    afireinside Notebook Consultant

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    Not really sure where to put this, but it's a software thing so this seems like the right place. Anyway, does anyone know if this actually works? I can't tell if it's making a difference in battery life but it's certainly making my screen look worse.
     
    afireinside, Jan 12, 2011
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    Turn it off unless you want an extra millisecond of battery life.
     
    Trottel, Jan 12, 2011
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    You can test it for yourself. Set your laptop to loop a full-screen movie until it dies with it on and off. If you actually notice a difference, PM me.
     
    Trottel, Jan 12, 2011
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    I believe it's supposed to let your screen be more readable at low brightness setting, not saving power by itself.
     
    namaiki, Jan 12, 2011
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    I dunno if it works here either but Lenovo released a driver (it's generic, nothing specific to Lenovo machines as far as i can tell) that fixes the issue where the contrast goes to crap after watching a movie on battery.

    Lenovo Support - Intel HD Graphics Driver for Windows 7 (64-bit) and Vista (64-bit) - ThinkPad T410, T410i, T410s, T410si, T510, T510i, X201, X201i, X201s, X201 Tablet - 64bit version.
     
    SHoTTa35, Jan 13, 2011
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    I though it was mostly to reduce power by not working the LCD pixels so hard.
     
    Trottel, Jan 13, 2011
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    If that is true, then that's quite sad...
     
    namaiki, Jan 13, 2011
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