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Do you guys set your screen brightness to max?
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If the circumstance and the environment requires it yes, otherwise I can also work with the lowest setting, but mostly I use the second third to first half.
Usually in the daytime here in sunny San Diego, I use it on or near full brightness (maybe 2 clicks below full)...
After sundown however, it is simply far too bright to use past about 2/3rd's brightness...usually at night I use it about half brightness or less...
LOVE this Samsung panel...the colors, contrast and black level are brilliant...
After sundown however, it is simply far too bright to use past about 2/3rd's brightness...usually at night I use it about half brightness or less...
LOVE this Samsung panel...the colors, contrast and black level are brilliant...
Rarely.
Mine is normally on 10 out of the sixteen options, I only use all 16 when I am watching a dark movie.
Full brightness in my drawing room is like looking at a tanning lamp.
Having said that I let the mac mess about with the brightness when it wants to, so it might use the full setting in a bright room without me noticing.
Mine is normally on 10 out of the sixteen options, I only use all 16 when I am watching a dark movie.
Full brightness in my drawing room is like looking at a tanning lamp.
Having said that I let the mac mess about with the brightness when it wants to, so it might use the full setting in a bright room without me noticing.
I have it 3-4 clicks below max, but OS X seems to prefer it at max - every time I plug the power cable in it jumps to max 
I vaguely recall reading somewhere that this was a known issue that was fixed in 10.6.1 or .2 (I'm running 10.6.3)
I vaguely recall reading somewhere that this was a known issue that was fixed in 10.6.1 or .2 (I'm running 10.6.3)
It varies, depending upon what I'm doing, and depending upon ambient light. Sometimes I set it on maximum brightness, but plenty of the time, I don't. This screen is much brighter than with my previous laptop; with the new one, the brightness at 5-6 steps down from maximum brightness is equivalent to the maximum brightness of my previous MBP.
When I was outside under the patio umbrella I needed about 85% brightness with the High Res Glossy screen. When working in doors I find 50% to be perfect. Anything above that is too bright. My eyes hurt when its at the highest brightness setting.
I do serious photo work so both my monitors are calibrated for brightness, contrast and color and I just leave it there for everything. The brightness I use is 110 Cd/m2 which is very roughly about 50%
I leave mine on about 3 bars from the bottom at night, and bump it up to maybe 5 during the day indoors. Then maybe up to half powa outside. Even with 3 bars of brightness, I still get ~7 hours of battery
It uses more power, so if you're on your battery, you run it down more quickly, but otherwise, by and large, no.
(Anyway, I'm amazed ... full brightness? Every notebook I've seen with a LED backlight is like a solar furnace at full brightness!
... but I guess I don't use my notebook outside much.)
I leave mine on about 3 bars from the bottom at night, and bump it up to maybe 5 during the day indoors. Then maybe up to half powa outside. Even with 3 bars of brightness, I still get ~7 hours of battery
Powa! Hehe.
It makes me think of "row, row fight the powa!"
Thanks you made me chortle.
Incidentally did you know that Lewis Carroll invented the word chortle?
It is a portmanteau word made by combining chuckle and snort.
No, it's not. Your battery life will suffer but it's not bad for the laptop.
I only find the MacBook Pros usable indoors at near full brightness (70% is lowest I'm actually comfortable at, but I can go lower if battery life is a concern) but I can go quite low at night.
This is in stark contrast to the iPad, however, which at ~30% brightness is terrific and actually my preference normally (which is great for battery life, another reason).
I only find the MacBook Pros usable indoors at near full brightness (70% is lowest I'm actually comfortable at, but I can go lower if battery life is a concern) but I can go quite low at night.
This is in stark contrast to the iPad, however, which at ~30% brightness is terrific and actually my preference normally (which is great for battery life, another reason).
I always have mine on max on my early '08 White MacBook. I like my colors bright and vibrant . I have heard that using the max brightness on the newer LED displays is way too bright, especially in the dark.
. I have heard that using the max brightness on the newer LED displays is way too bright, especially in the dark.
No, i want to keep my eyes please
Depends, if It's dark where i am like in bed writing some mails and stuff even one bar is ok, you just need to get used to it and you almost won't feel bothered by the level of it, but If I'm outside in a sunny day it will probably be on the highest level, and i have it on mid at home on a usual day or in my office
Depends, if It's dark where i am like in bed writing some mails and stuff even one bar is ok, you just need to get used to it and you almost won't feel bothered by the level of it, but If I'm outside in a sunny day it will probably be on the highest level, and i have it on mid at home on a usual day or in my office
I use one bar in most indoor situations. When watching a movie I turn it up to half or full. Outside I turn it up higher, sometimes half.
I used to max it out but since they have been getting brighter over the years I find now that i have it on 50-60% daily use 75% for movies/video. 80%+ only for outdoor use.