R40 display dim

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clickpoint · #1 Post by **clickpoint** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:01 pm

Just bought one off EBAY ... work fine, except.............

The screen seems quite dim to me -- I am able to use it during the day, function keys work to increase/decrease intensity, gets somewhat brighter when plugged in ---- but NOT as bright as my other laptops have been (last was Dell 9300). I have updated to the lastest video drivers.

Is the R40 screen always "on the dim side"??

Also when I adjust my power scheme, the highest number is 7 for LCD brightness.. shouldn't it go higher, say to 10???

Besides this, am quite pleased with laptop!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Terrahawk · #2 Post by **Terrahawk** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:14 pm

My R40's display is fairly dim too. So is my wife's one. With the power supply plugged in, they are comfortably usable in fairly bright light.

I agree that most other laptop displays are a lot brighter in comparison, including the one on my X20.

clickpoint · #3 Post by **clickpoint** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:42 pm

Is there anyway to set the screen to "brighter" than 7, or anyway to "hack" things to the screen stays as bright as it would when I have the AC adapter plugged in?

Thanks

Terrahawk · #4 Post by **Terrahawk** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:13 pm

Not that I am aware of. I would be mildly interested in such a hack.

SeanM · #5 Post by **SeanM** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:18 pm

clickpoint wrote:Is there anyway to set the screen to "brighter" than 7, or anyway to "hack" things to the screen stays as bright as it would when I have the AC adapter plugged in?

Thanks

Yep, that's in the LCD section of your thinkpad configuration.

ThinkPad R · #6 Post by **ThinkPad R** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:46 pm

My LCD is super dim... in fact, in sunlight you can't see anything at all.

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