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What's your brightness set at?
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I concur with Zetaprine that the iPad 3's screen brightness goes way up when you turn OFF auto-brightness.
With "auto brightness" turned ON, i need to set my iPad 3 at 60-65% brightness.
With "auto brightness" turned OFF, I need to lower the brightness down to 45-50% in order to match the prior "auto brightness" ON setting.
That said, which auto brightness selection better preserves battery power:
setting "auto brightness" to 'on' or 'off'?
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Actually, it just depends on the intensity of your ambient lighting when you turn auto brightness off.
I find auto brightness under compensates in low light situations and overcompensates otherwise. I also hate how you have to first turn the unit on and off for it to accurately adjust to your ambient lighting.
That said, I keep mine at about 50. In a dark room, 20-30 is enough. I honestly don't understand all these people with brightness at 100 and my eyes are by no means good.
Scottyee said:
I concur with Zetaprine that the iPad 3's screen brightness goes way up when you turn OFF auto-brightness.
With "auto brightness" turned ON, i need to set my iPad 3 at 60-65% brightness.
With "auto brightness" turned OFF, I need to lower the brightness down to 45-50% in order to match the prior "auto brightness" ON setting.
That said, which auto brightness selection better preserves battery power:
setting "auto brightness" to 'on' or 'off'?
Actually, it just depends on the intensity of your ambient lighting when you turn auto brightness off.
I find auto brightness under compensates in low light situations and overcompensates otherwise. I also hate how you have to first turn the unit on and off for it to accurately adjust to your ambient lighting.
That said, I keep mine at about 50. In a dark room, 20-30 is enough. I honestly don't understand all these people with brightness at 100 and my eyes are by no means good.
Indoors around 50%. Totally unnecessary to have it at 100%, would likely cause eyestrain and potential headaches.
Had mine on 100 to start when I first got it but that quickly changed. The battery was dropping like a stone and it was a little hot, now though I find half way is about right and the battery lasts forever and no heat issues. Just my 2 pence.
Those who are posting 65%+ are getting voted down by randoms in this thread!!!?? Grow up guys, it's personal preference
I however like to be around 41.392-49.1882% max. I'll only do 100% viewing photos where i need the contrast.
I however like to be around 41.392-49.1882% max. I'll only do 100% viewing photos where i need the contrast.
This is a very subjective question. Everyone's eyes are different, and compounding the problem, there appears to be a noticeable variance in screen brightness between iPads.
Only interest I would have in this survey is if I believed I had a yellowish/warm screen (verses those who have brighter white/blue screens) and I had to crank up my brightness to a higher level (affecting battery life).
That would convince me to take back my iPad rather than living with a warmer/dimmer screen and shorter battery life.
Only interest I would have in this survey is if I believed I had a yellowish/warm screen (verses those who have brighter white/blue screens) and I had to crank up my brightness to a higher level (affecting battery life).
That would convince me to take back my iPad rather than living with a warmer/dimmer screen and shorter battery life.
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