topic Re: Autobrightness - I've had enough in PCs & Accessories

Autobrightness - I've had enough

hldomster — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:01:32 GMT

I've posted this before but got no replies. Sony VAIO monitors have the silly autobrightness feature that adjusts the luminacy of the screen according to how much light is been shined on it. I don't like this as it makes the screen flicker and the brightness is insufficient in sunlight, and I can't figure out how to increase it. Even if i press Fn then F6 the brightness says it is at max, but if i juggle the screen it can get much brighter. you must be able to knock autobrightness off, i mena come on, i payed £1200 for my damn FS115S why should it tell me how bright i want the screen, I PAYED FOR IT- GIVE ME CONTROL!!

Please help me find a solution.

Re: Autobrightness - I've had enough

inectarios — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:04:44 GMT

There should be 3 options for brightness from your Sony shortcut keys.

1. Auto Brightness
2. Manual Brightness
3. Full Brighness

There is also another setting in Sony Notebook Setup, from where you can even adjust how bright Auto-Brightness chooses to be.

Re: Autobrightness - I've had enough

ZakG — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:09:15 GMT

dunno, cause i have desktop monitor

you can set it manually

i have auto, pc, movie, game

pretty good idea, thats just my opinion

i dont get any flicker

it wud really annoy me though if my screen kept flicking

im sure you can change it in display settings

let me know how it goes

Re: Autobrightness - I've had enough

ZakG — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:10:05 GMT

Re: Autobrightness - I've had enough

hldomster — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:44:55 GMT

Can u help me find where you change the settings. The shortcut keys thing dont work. My friend has an A317M, and he couldnt help me

Re: Autobrightness - I've had enough

kee-lo_ — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:48:58 GMT

Have you checked in Sony Notebook Setup?

Re: Autobrightness - I've had enough

hldomster — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 22:50:24 GMT

where can i find sony notebook setup. I did a search and it came back with a jpeg of the thing im looking for

Re: Autobrightness - I've had enough

ZakG — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 23:49:33 GMT

its in control panel, if u cant find it in the 'new look, windows xp' control panel, switch to classic view, it should be there.

Re: Autobrightness - I've had enough

hldomster — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:22:55 GMT

theres a VAIO control centre, but none of the settings in there seem to have any effect. I may give Sony's useless analysts a call, so I'll see you some time this summer:smileylaugh:

Re: Autobrightness - I've had enough

Eugenepang — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:43:11 GMT

i never think the auto brightness ever work anyway. i set my own brightness.

Re: Autobrightness - I've had enough

luk4ss — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:08:24 GMT

I think I have a solution for you buddy.
I was actually thinking before even reading this and suddenly came across this...
Go on your desktop, right-click and select properties, then screen saver, then power and then VAIO Power Management, where you can manually adjust level of your LCD brightness. It worked for me, the other thing (under control panel) didn't!

Hope this will help!

luk4ss