I've noticed with the last two laptops I've owned that when more of the screen is dark, the backlight dims. Is this a new trend or did I just get unlucky when I bought an Acer netbook in 2012 and this ASUS 13" convertible earlier this year? I haven't heard anything like this mentioned in reviews of these or other models. It's highly annoying!
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Laptop displays dimming?
- Thread starter mike_6289
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It's a power saving feature - you can usually turn it off.
Some models have Automatic Brightness based on a camera or other light sensor (this is what my Apple does, and it's toggled in the Displays System Preference). Some models go by the amount of black/dark in the image - my Dell LCD monitor calls it "Energy Smart" and it's in the LCD Settings menu.My Samsung TV has both: Eco Sensor is tied to brightness, Energy Saving is tied to screen image.
Just gotta dig around in the settings. On a laptop it may be buried in the Windows Power Options control panel, or in some OEM installed driver tool.
Some models have Automatic Brightness based on a camera or other light sensor (this is what my Apple does, and it's toggled in the Displays System Preference). Some models go by the amount of black/dark in the image - my Dell LCD monitor calls it "Energy Smart" and it's in the LCD Settings menu.My Samsung TV has both: Eco Sensor is tied to brightness, Energy Saving is tied to screen image.
Just gotta dig around in the settings. On a laptop it may be buried in the Windows Power Options control panel, or in some OEM installed driver tool.
It's a power saving feature - you can usually turn it off.
Some models have Automatic Brightness based on a camera or other light sensor (this is what my Apple does, and it's toggled in the Displays System Preference). Some models go by the amount of black/dark in the image - my Dell LCD monitor calls it "Energy Smart" and it's in the LCD Settings menu.My Samsung TV has both: Eco Sensor is tied to brightness, Energy Saving is tied to screen image.
Just gotta dig around in the settings. On a laptop it may be buried in the Windows Power Options control panel, or in some OEM installed driver tool.
I turned off the automatic brightness based on the webcam because it's covered all the time and the display wouldn't brighten sufficiently.
Took your advice and looked through all of the available settings, couldn't find an option for anything like energy smart. It must be in the firmware of/driver for the monitor. Just going to have to live with it :/
Have you disabled adaptive brightness in power options?
[Windows Key] >> type "power options" >> click "change plan settings" >> click "change advanced settings" >> click the + next to display >> click the + next to "enable adaptive brightness" >> set to off
[Windows Key] >> type "power options" >> click "change plan settings" >> click "change advanced settings" >> click the + next to display >> click the + next to "enable adaptive brightness" >> set to off
Have you disabled adaptive brightness in power options?
[Windows Key] >> type "power options" >> click "change plan settings" >> click "change advanced settings" >> click the + next to display >> click the + next to "enable adaptive brightness" >> set to off
Yeah, it's off