• Registered: 2007-12-12
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Topic: Way to turn down night mode brightness?

The night-mode screen is a little too bright for my tastes. Is there a way to dim it further?
Was this an expected problem that some people would like there dimmed further?

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Re: Way to turn down night mode brightness?

Not in software - the dim level is done in hardware.

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  • Registered: 2007-12-12
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Re: Way to turn down night mode brightness?

orly? that sucks, I'm getting used to it, but still. Hmm.. Ok then, thanks.

  • From: St Ives, Cornwall, UK
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Re: Way to turn down night mode brightness?

Is there any way to change the colours used in the "night mode" clock widget? If they can be made darker, perhaps the display will become slightly darker, too?

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Re: Way to turn down night mode brightness?

The color of the Night Mode is black (RGB 0/0/0).  It can't be any blacker.

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  • Registered: 2007-10-17
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Re: Way to turn down night mode brightness?

How much more black could it be? The answer is None. None more black.

  • Registered: 2008-03-04
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Re: Way to turn down night mode brightness?

Chumby Indus. might experiment with dull red for the night display, for the digits in particular. It wouldn't be darker, but it might be less intrusive or bothersome.

  • From: St Ives, Cornwall, UK
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Re: Way to turn down night mode brightness?

Hahaha!

Digitally, you have a point. If this were print, I might argue.

Even so, it's worth taking a look at figure 5 on page 5 of this PDF:
http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/dvdsu … nglish.pdf

matt

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Re: Way to turn down night mode brightness?

gingerbeardman wrote:

Hahaha!

Digitally, you have a point. If this were print, I might argue.

Even so, it's worth taking a look at figure 5 on page 5 of this PDF:
http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/dvdsu … nglish.pdf

matt

this refers to video monitor setup, which is an entirely different animal. The darkest possible black you see on figure 5 is the equivalent to RGB 0,0,0.

Maybe one day, full color OLED touch-screens will be cheap enough for the chumby (well, we can dream at least!).

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  • From: Redondo Beach, CA
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Re: Way to turn down night mode brightness?

Duane wrote:

The color of the Night Mode is black (RGB 0/0/0).  It can't be any blacker.

What about the backlight... can it be set to a lower intensity?

Since it's done in hardware, can we be offered more pre-configured options.

I.E. instead of high/low (current) we get high/medium/low/verylow?

PS. I, too, find the backlight a bit too bright at night...

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Re: Way to turn down night mode brightness?

Hardware solutions may not necessarily require opening up the chumby smile

Protective film for the touchscreen can sometimes dim it down as quite a few types have a slight tint... Double win.  The tint isn't very noticeable when the chumby is on full brightness...

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  • Registered: 2007-11-09
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Re: Way to turn down night mode brightness?

yes. a line of screen-cling touch-screen protectors that are tinted for night time use.  might even make the colors seem more clear in day mode if done right.  Chumby shades!