Hi,
I have a new Santa Rosa Macbook Pro. I am currently running on battery. I am noticing that the LCD monitor is bright then fades a bit, then becomes bright again and then fades a bit. I am not sure of the impetus of this fading and stuff....like idle time or what -- but I do notice the fade in and out even while typing this message.
Just wanted to know if anyone has seen this.
Thanks.
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You may be seeing the auto dimming backlight at work. The LED backlight can change brightness so fast that any light fluctuation (say from a TV or even trees swaying in the breeze) can cause the display brightness to change. I noticed mine changing the other night while I was watching TV.
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Oh. That's probably it. Thanks. Is that something that can be shut off?
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There is a thread about the issue on the apple discussion forums and no there isn't any way to turn it off. Many are exchanging due to the issue.
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I just bought the 15" MBP two days ago...turning off the auto dimming feature is quite easy! (I'm being blinded in the dark after flipping the lights a few times...)
-Click on the apple in the upper left hand corner
-click on system preferences
-click on displays
-on the bottom of the window below the brightness slider, there is a little check box that says something like "automatically adjust brightness...blah blah."
-check it off
-your all done -
Just confirming what purcell reported. I found the brightness check box with a little exploration when I first got my new MacBook Pro - it was pretty annoying with it set to on, but works great once you click it off.
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Cool, will keep that in mind for when I get mine
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Excellent Purcell429. I appreciate that response. Rep added
LCD Monitor fade in and out
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by jmFightSpam, Jun 14, 2007.