Possible to Make it Totally Dark? Hi: Can someone who owns the unit tell me whether or not it's possible to make the screen totally dark (versus just very dim)?
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Yes, the dimmer control has 7 brightness levels, one of which is completely off - no display whatsoever and no button backlight. I use the lowest brightness visible display/button backlight with no problems. Here is the manual: http://www.sangean.com/support/download_content.asp?did=74
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I didn't have that problem but there was a glitch in mine which made my screen flicker. I believe that it's a manufacturing issue. If you can't get it to work, is send it back and ask for another one
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I think I found an answer to the issue. The problem I had is that I changed the settings immediately to "Dynamic," which raises the brightness significantly, and is only supposed to be used in a very bright room. When I put the settings back to normal everything looks great and the side light issues disappear. I guess I just need to listen to the suggestions of what the different picture modes are for.
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Ain't happening with this unit. I even tried putting a white paper behind the negatives then using Irfanview to change the negative to a positive. Kinda Sorta worked on a couple of the negatives; but I wouldn't show anyone the results! :) Hmmm... I just thought. You *could* tape a white paper to the window, tape a negative to it, take a picture of it with your phone, then turn that picture into a positive. Think I'll try that tomorrow. IF we get any sun. It *is* Warshington...
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Steven, link me to a 2D scrolling shooter, and I'll snap a picture of this monitor at 90 rotation. Right now just browsing the web I can see a slight haze on the screen. If I look at it at different angles the screen gets dark, but head on it looks nice just not as bright.
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actually you cant, since it doesn't have a dimmer. your best option is to get a gel screen and stick it some how.
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There is no way to make the display brighter. I have problems seeing it during the day. In fact I can't even tell it's on until it makes a noise. The display works best at night while you just have to listen to the different sounds during the day.
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I was able to play with the Advanced Settings in service menu, back light menu. The default is to bright, just play with it and it should correct some of the color issues,
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Yes, I'm noticing that it happens after it comes back from hibernation for me. Screen opens bright for a second, then goes dim. I suspect something with the power-saving options compromising the screen performance. Still haven't figured it out :(
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You can dim the clock pretty significantly from the menu. If you face it away from you (and not directly at a reflective surface like a white wall) it should be very dark. (Mine is frequently blocked by the stack of books I tend to keep on my nightstand.)
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Image link here as a separate comment because amazon won't let me post links inside a question: http://imgur.com/PQC6NC6Taken in dark room, monitor brightness set pretty high, set the monitor to display a completely black screen (go on youtube for black screen in full screen or make/download pitch black image and view it full screen) about 3-4 feet away.
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I'm sorry...I don't know the %. My screens are very dark, almost black. But I can still see out of them during the day and no one can see in. If you have a light on @ night...someone can see in.
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When the on-off switch is pressed to "on" the screen lights up bright enough for me to see in the dark. I have not discovered any way to stop the light from coming on, or for making it brighter or darker. The battery seems unaffected by having the light on for a long time, but how can I measure that when it just does its own thing?
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I have not had an issue with the screen being too dark but if you have the brightness at max and add this you may see a slight difference - not much though and definitely not too dark. Great screen protector, I recommend it. Just follow directions and take a lot of care on install to avoid bubbles.
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I'm not really sure what you mean by either. There are various adjustments you may make with the display settings. You may make the screen brighter or dim depending on how you like to view web pages. Hope this helps with your choice of purchasing a laptop.
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Help! Same problem. Ours worked for less than 24 hours and will not turn on at all, no light, nothing. It doesn't even almost come on. Blank. Screen. Frustrated!!
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I have been trying to do that same thing. Some scenes get messed up by the auto-exposure. A couple steps down in the settings you can change how bright or dark the picture is but that pesky auto-exposure is still active. Let's hope if they ever put up another firmware update that they include that functionality like when they added the timer function.