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    dim the screen

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by pcharouz, Jul 13, 2005.

  1. pcharouz

    pcharouz Notebook Evangelist

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    Is their a software that would allow me to dim the screen even more then the hotkeys allow me. I know I could decrese
    the gama brightness and contrast but a black pixel takes more power than a white one.
     
    pcharouz, Jul 13, 2005
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  2. olyteddy

    olyteddy Notebook Deity

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    No it doesn't. What uses most of the power is the backlight for the screen. Gamma, brightness, contrast, etc. just affect the amount of that light let through.
     
    olyteddy, Jul 14, 2005
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  3. pcharouz

    pcharouz Notebook Evangelist

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    I it is not a lot of power but why would I do it if I can save power by reducing the backlight.
    My question is "How can I reduce the backlite even more that the hotkeys allow me"?
     
    pcharouz, Jul 14, 2005
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    i didn't no u could reduce it more than the hotkeys enable u 2 :confused:
     
    LuckMC11, Jul 14, 2005
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