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User profile for user: Gorm Jørgensen
Gorm Jørgensen Author
User level: Level 1
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My screen is much too bright.

Putting the slider to min. light, the display is still too bright 😟
Is there a fix for that ?
One of my friends have one too, but his light settings is ok.
I have reinstalled the OSX from scratch, but it did not solve the problem.
Can it be that my G5 is a never release with a different display ?
Please help before my eyes burns out. 😉

iMac G5 20", Mac OS X (10.4.5), Brand new.

Posted on Feb 21, 2006 1:20 AM

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User profile for user: Barbara Brundage
Barbara Brundage
User level: Level 7
22,066 points

Feb 21, 2006 8:44 AM in response to Gorm Jørgensen

Yes, the new imacs (isight and intel--not sure which you've got) are too bright. You can help this a tad by going to system prefs>color>calibrate and setting your gamma up to 2.2, but not much. You can also download various utilities, like Gamma Control, to help a bit more, but the best solution is to use a hardware calibrator like the Huey, Spyder, EyeOne, etc.

EDIT Should mention I'm not sure that the software for these devices is intel-compatible, so if that's what you've got you should check with the manufacturer before buying a device.
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User profile for user: Barbara Brundage
Barbara Brundage
User level: Level 7
22,066 points

Feb 21, 2006 9:59 AM in response to Gorm Jørgensen

You're welcome. Just FYI, this seems to be the trend for most new monitors. The folks at GretagMacbeth told me this is just an endemic problem. Evidently bright sells well in those murky electronics shops, so everyone has settings now of way too bright, blindingly bright, and burn-your-eyes-out bright. I'm glad you found a solution. 🙂
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My screen is much too bright.

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