Doesn't show anything like that. Thanks though! -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Markowitz [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 7:10 PM To: STeve Andre'; Phil Smith III Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Dim display
Check your power manager settings. For some reason they default to less than highest brightness on startup ----- Original Message ----- From: "STeve Andre'" <[email protected]> To: "Phil Smith III" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Dim display > On 01/20/11 14:15, Phil Smith III wrote: >> A few months ago, the backlight on my work-provided T61 went out. I sent >> it >> in, and it was replaced under warranty (including replacing the display >> itself, which had a nasty artifact where I'd spat tea on it during a >> coughing fit while I had H1N1!). >> >> Since then, I feel like the new display is much dimmer. But I'm honestly >> not >> sure if that's really true, or if it's just because I'm also using a >> lovely >> LED-backlit T410. >> >> Any suggestions? Any way I can test it? I don't feel right sending it in >> on >> spec. >> >> Thanks, >> >> ...phsiii > This is a good question. My solution which might have been flawed > was to find a loce up lux meter, and stick it onto my laptop, and > then another T60p. I saw a difference, but not enough to make me > want to send mine in. I never followed up on it to see if it was > getting dimmer as it was stolen. > > That might make some Lenovo techies day: ask what the lumen > level should be on your laptop! > > ...I hope Lenovo is still making Thinkpads in three years, so I can > get an LED backlight unit. They are really great, if a little blue. > > --STeve Andre' > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3391 - Release Date: 01/19/11 > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
