laptop screen- adjusting colour/contrast etc.

vix84 · 01-05-2006, 05:43 PM

can anyone help coz my laptop screen is waaay to bright and its killing my eyes lol... i have a dell inspiron 6000 and they only thing u can do is adjust the brightness via a keyboard shortcut, but if u dim the brightness it goes a horrible browney colour which also doesnt agree with my eyes

i cant seem to find any way to play around with the contrast/colour temperature and all those other things u can fiddle with on desktop monitors... i know im being fussy but its annoying me and trying to write essays on this thing hurts lol

LaptopExtreme · 01-05-2006, 07:19 PM

You can go into "display properties", click the Settings tab, click Advanced. In there you will see options for "color" you can change your contrast and tint to your liking.

tractorboy · 01-05-2006, 11:04 PM

there should also be a brightness and contrast on your keyboard. You can access it by using the blue function key, it is a key combo of the function key and a seperate key or a blue emblem on another key that will have the sun or a circle half filled in. By holding down the function key and tapping the other key the contrast will go up or down or brightness.

the function key might be FN on the keytop

vix84 · 01-06-2006, 04:35 PM

laptop extreme- would you mind posting a screen shot of what u mean ?? im assuming u mean the display properties in the control panel which ive opened up and have looked under every option i cant find anything that allows u to adjust colour, unless im going totally blind !

tractorboy- thanks but i did say already that i can change the brightness using the keyboard shortcut

LaptopExtreme · 01-06-2006, 05:33 PM

I'm sorry, it also depends on your video card. I've got an ATI, the advanced settings have a tab titled "Color" and there you can make your own profile. What video card do you have?

vix84 · 01-08-2006, 12:25 AM

ok well according to the device manager my video card is mobile intel(R) 915 GM/GMS,910 GML express chipset family

skatmanden · 01-08-2006, 12:36 AM

I don´t know if your laptop has a launch manager feature. Most do. It usually is available on the discs they give you with a shiny brand new dell pc. sometimes there is a display feature within that program that allows you to adjust the colour and brightness of your display more acurately than your standard control panel feature. Check to see if this is installed. That´s what´s installed on mine anyway.

vix84 · 01-08-2006, 12:58 AM

man i have looked eeeverywhere, i give up, if its that well hidden they obviously dont want u to fiddle with it FFS lol, not to worry then

01-05-2006, 05:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
vix84 New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: london innit Age: 25 Posts: 13	laptop screen- adjusting colour/contrast etc. can anyone help coz my laptop screen is waaay to bright and its killing my eyes lol... i have a dell inspiron 6000 and they only thing u can do is adjust the brightness via a keyboard shortcut, but if u dim the brightness it goes a horrible browney colour which also doesnt agree with my eyes i cant seem to find any way to play around with the contrast/colour temperature and all those other things u can fiddle with on desktop monitors... i know im being fussy but its annoying me and trying to write essays on this thing hurts lol

01-05-2006, 11:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
tractorboy Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 258	there should also be a brightness and contrast on your keyboard. You can access it by using the blue function key, it is a key combo of the function key and a seperate key or a blue emblem on another key that will have the sun or a circle half filled in. By holding down the function key and tapping the other key the contrast will go up or down or brightness. the function key might be FN on the keytop __________________ Win XP Prof Win 2003 --------------- A+ MCP NASDA CERT SCUBA Diver >>PCs underwater ? Last edited by tractorboy; 01-05-2006 at 11:06 PM.

01-08-2006, 12:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
skatmanden New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Denmark Posts: 17	Try launch manager download I don´t know if your laptop has a launch manager feature. Most do. It usually is available on the discs they give you with a shiny brand new dell pc. sometimes there is a display feature within that program that allows you to adjust the colour and brightness of your display more acurately than your standard control panel feature. Check to see if this is installed. That´s what´s installed on mine anyway.

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01-05-2006, 07:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
LaptopExtreme VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 880	You can go into "display properties", click the Settings tab, click Advanced. In there you will see options for "color" you can change your contrast and tint to your liking.

01-06-2006, 04:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
vix84 New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: london innit Age: 25 Posts: 13	laptop extreme- would you mind posting a screen shot of what u mean ?? im assuming u mean the display properties in the control panel which ive opened up and have looked under every option i cant find anything that allows u to adjust colour, unless im going totally blind ! tractorboy- thanks but i did say already that i can change the brightness using the keyboard shortcut

01-06-2006, 05:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
LaptopExtreme VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 880	I'm sorry, it also depends on your video card. I've got an ATI, the advanced settings have a tab titled "Color" and there you can make your own profile. What video card do you have?

01-08-2006, 12:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
vix84 New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: london innit Age: 25 Posts: 13	ok well according to the device manager my video card is mobile intel(R) 915 GM/GMS,910 GML express chipset family

01-08-2006, 12:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
vix84 New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: london innit Age: 25 Posts: 13	man i have looked eeeverywhere, i give up, if its that well hidden they obviously dont want u to fiddle with it FFS lol, not to worry then