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Unibody Screen Brightness?
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i dunno mine gets pretty bright. i've always kept mine at pretty low brightness anyway about 1-3 clicks below halfway point.
Do you have the 17" UMBP? I do, and I had a very dim screen when I first got it. Reinstalling Mac OS X fixed it. It's a very common issue.
yes the 17''
how do you mean "common issue"?
i mean i can't just reinstall os-x again just because apple has some bug like this where software prevents the screen from being in real brightness.
i migrated it from previous mbp but i honestly don't see how that should be the reason why the new one dims the screen brightness.
any way to fix that without re-installing everything?
how do you mean "common issue"?
i mean i can't just reinstall os-x again just because apple has some bug like this where software prevents the screen from being in real brightness.i migrated it from previous mbp but i honestly don't see how that should be the reason why the new one dims the screen brightness.
any way to fix that without re-installing everything?
Also found this http://devinsblog.com/2008/12/04/unibody-macbook-screen-brightness-fluctuations/
Very strange
Very strange
yes the 17''
how do you mean "common issue"?
i migrated it from previous mbp but i honestly don't see how that should be the reason why the new one dims the screen brightness.
any way to fix that without re-installing everything?
Reinstall Mac OS X, and right after the welcome video, use Migration Assistant to migrate your stuff over.
That's what I did. Mine was dim after using Carbon Copy Cloner to clone my old drive from my 15" UMBP.
That is not your problem. That's by design, it's supposed to do that. Seriously, reinstall Mac OS X and your screen will be wayyy brighter.
EDIT: Here, read this. I tried the bottom two "solutions" but the only one that worked was reinstalling Mac OS X.
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20090310144257501
Can't because you don't have your stuff backed up or because you don't have the install disc? Not sure why you can't or are unable to
Any way this might seem like a problem that I just encountered at an Apple Store while looking at a new 17" with a matte screen. Just awful looking as if a blue see-through film was over the screen but fade would also apply to it. I was really hoping the screen would be awesome but I'm not sure I would want to take a chance and still have an iffy looking screen (and I really do like matte screens FWIW)