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Monitor brightness

  • 18-02-2003 2:05am
    #1
    oneweb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,147 ✭✭✭


    OK, I recently reset my monitor using the on screen menu. I was disappointed to see that the normal picture ended up almost completely dark. I'd had the brightness up full, as well as the contrast. (The setting was only halfway when I got it) I know I've been "upping it" every few months maybe.

    Would there be an internal component issue? For example, when I boot up (top brightness), the DOS text is a sort of reddish-brown. I thought it was originally brightish-grey.

    Any ideas? It's a 2½ yr Gateway 19".

    TIA

    It is what it's.



Comments

  • #2
    l3rian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 867 ✭✭✭l3rian


    you can adjust the brightness from the control panel too

    goto display, settings, advanced, nView, device settings, colour correction, i can set the iiyama to blind you

    if you dont have nView, do a search for colour correction


  • #3
    Illkillya
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭Illkillya


    I had a gateway monitor that got very dark also, an ev700, the only way I could make it brighter was by using the program powerstrip which fixes the gamma.


  • #4
    Kali
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,601 ✭✭✭Kali


    Check if theres a monitor menu option for colour temperature.. sounds like it could be set to low.
    Your brightness on the monitor should never really be all the way up anyway.. use gamma correction using software drivers (nview etc.) to solve that.


  • #5
    DiscoStu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,277 ✭✭✭DiscoStu


    Originally posted by Illkillya
    I had a gateway monitor that got very dark also, an ev700, the only way I could make it brighter was by using the program powerstrip which fixes the gamma.

    yeah the ev700 is unbelivably dark. ive brightness, contrast and colour temp at max and i still need powerstip to whack up the gamma. terrible monitors imho.


  • #6
    Mercury_Tilt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,500 ✭✭✭Mercury_Tilt


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  • #7
    oneweb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,147 ✭✭✭oneweb


    Originally posted by Mercury_Tilt
    ahhh cool. now I know that its my Gateway EV910 :)

    Gamma upness goodness when I get home.

    That's the one!

    I've tried adjusting the brightness/gamma, but the windows 2000 blue wallpaper never looks the same colour at home as the ones in college.

    Thanks for the help!

    It is what it's.



  • #8
    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,563 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    Unfortunately some montiors are naturally a lot worse than others. I used to game on some crap machines where you would play with full brightness, colour, colour temp and full gamma and you'd still be considering buying Night Vision in CS ;)


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