I tried using acpi_listen and the values for brightness are immediately updated 
even though the OSD does not appear most of the time.  Here's an example:
# acpi_listen &
[1] 27934
# while sleep 1 ; do cat 
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/backlight/acpi_video0/actual_brightness ; 
done
4
video DD02 00000086 00000000
5
video DD02 00000086 00000000
6
video DD02 00000086 00000000
7
video DD02 00000086 00000000
8
video DD02 00000086 00000000
9
9
video DD02 00000087 00000000
8
video DD02 00000087 00000000
7
video DD02 00000087 00000000
6
video DD02 00000087 00000000
video DD02 00000087 00000000
4
video DD02 00000087 00000000
video DD02 00000087 00000000
video DD02 00000087 00000000
1
video DD02 00000087 00000000
video DD02 00000087 00000000
0

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Title:
  Natty: Unable to adjust brightness for Acer Aspire 5731, requires
  reboot to reflect change

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