Brightness control software

Falcon88 · 09-30-2009, 09:26 AM

Hello, my laptop like many others have the FN buttons to increase and decrease brightness. However, the lowest setting isn't dim enough for me. I believe I have found a software that rectifies this problem, but it is for Mac and not Windows Vista (http://www.splasm.com/brightnesscontrol/index.html).

Any help would be much appreciated.

PC Hobbyist · 10-01-2009, 01:03 AM

See if this works. It is called DimScreen and it is freeware. It will dim the display in increments of 10% (from 10% to 100% brightness).
However, this is exactly what my Fn key will do on my laptop. So, I don't know if it will be any different for you. Count how many brightness increments you have when using your Fn key. I have 10 (from 10%-100%).

I find that 30% brightness is a comfortable setting while conserving battery usage.

Falcon88 · 10-01-2009, 03:48 AM

Yes, my laptop has 10 increments as well. I also tried out that program and it works perfectly! Thanks a lot for the help.

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Falcon88 New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2	Brightness control software Hello, my laptop like many others have the FN buttons to increase and decrease brightness. However, the lowest setting isn't dim enough for me. I believe I have found a software that rectifies this problem, but it is for Mac and not Windows Vista (http://www.splasm.com/brightnesscontrol/index.html). Any help would be much appreciated. __________________ OnLive

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PC Hobbyist Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 729	See if this works. It is called DimScreen and it is freeware. It will dim the display in increments of 10% (from 10% to 100% brightness). However, this is exactly what my Fn key will do on my laptop. So, I don't know if it will be any different for you. Count how many brightness increments you have when using your Fn key. I have 10 (from 10%-100%). I find that 30% brightness is a comfortable setting while conserving battery usage. __________________ TV for computer geeks: Revision3.com Dual-boot Vista + XP Free HDD diagnostic GWScan + HD Tune Free RAM diagnostic Free recover files: Recuva

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Falcon88 New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2	Yes, my laptop has 10 increments as well. I also tried out that program and it works perfectly! Thanks a lot for the help. __________________ OnLive

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