Display Brightness - Penryn MBP

[korpanopoly]

Hello,

I have tried searching these forums for an answer to my question, but have been unsuccessful in my search.

Per the title of this post, I have a base-model MBP (glossy screen) which was delivered last week.

My question relates to adjusting the brightness of the display. Specifically, I notice that I need to increase the brightness of the display virtually to the max to get a nice, vibrant picture.

Is this standard / normal? I have read posts where other say that the higher brigntness setting on thir MBP are too bright and over-saturated. This is definitely not the case for me.

Any input is much appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[ArkabaS]

Hello,

I have tried searching these forums for an answer to my question, but have been unsuccessful in my search.

Per the title of this post, I have a base-model MBP (glossy screen) which was delivered last week.

My question relates to adjusting the brightness of the display. Specifically, I notice that I need to increase the brightness of the display virtually to the max to get a nice, vibrant picture.

Is this standard / normal? I have read posts where other say that the higher brigntness setting on thir MBP are too bright and over-saturated. This is definitely not the case for me.

Any input is much appreciated.

Thanks.

Check out my recent post https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/453513/. I just got my 2nd Penryn 15.4" 2.4 GHz MBP and the screen is noticeably dimmer than my 1st Penryn. While max brightness still hurts my eyes a bit, it is nowhere near as bright as the first MBP. With this one, I use one or two notches below maximum. On the old one, I used half or 2/3 notches.

 

[korpanopoly]

Hello,

Thank you for the reply, ArkabaS.

That is very interesting - I did not realize that there could be differing brightness levels between MBP displays - kinda odd if you ask me.

I have heard that there is a way to increase the brightness even further (I don't know how though). Is this true?

Thanks.

 

[weckart]

Maximum brightness can be regulated on some laptops by the BIOS/Firmware. The eeePC, for example, has an LED backlit screen adjusted to half its maximum brightness and the BIOS can be hacked to increase it. I doubt if that is the case with MBPs given how bright my SR MBP gets.

 

[burningrave101]

Brightness level is a personal preference thing. Some people like to use their laptops with a brightness a few levels below the highest. Personally I never use mine at anything other than max brightness. I would never lower it unless I was on battery and trying to conserve power.

 

[ArkabaS]

korpanopoly,

I noticed something else. On this new MBP, I only have 4 total ColorSync profiles pre-installed. On the old MBP, I had at least 10. Definitely a different LCD panel...

Edit: Never mind, I think that was due to me installing Adobe CS 3 on the other MBP