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    Beautiful on-screen volume & brightness indicators

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by PJ@y-Z, Jan 11, 2009.

  1. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    Please recommend me a beautiful on screen volume & brightness indicators for vista x64 :(
    I really hate dell quickset xD
     
    PJ@y-Z, Jan 11, 2009
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  2. Shadows1990

    Shadows1990 Notebook Evangelist

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    I'd love to see a third party application that displays the volume and brightness, and looks good.
     
    Shadows1990, Jan 11, 2009
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  3. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    PJ@y-Z, Jan 11, 2009
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  4. atbnet

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    What do you consider beautiful? I don't mind the Dell Quickset because it only shows up for a brief moment.
     
    atbnet, Jan 11, 2009
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  5. Shadows1990

    Shadows1990 Notebook Evangelist

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    Shadows1990, Jan 11, 2009
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  6. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    Try it! You'll see :)
    Works great on vista x64. I also scanned it via KIS 2009 :)
     
    PJ@y-Z, Jan 11, 2009
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  7. pokerpot

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    The ones on my HP are quite nice looking... idk how to transfer them over though.
     
    pokerpot, Jan 11, 2009
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  8. McGrady

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    I also recommend 3RVX, it's like Mac's volume. There is also more skins.
     
    McGrady, Jan 11, 2009
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  9. MidnightSun

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    MidnightSun, Jan 11, 2009
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  10. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    Mine is v2.5 :)
    hp? Please send it :(
     
    PJ@y-Z, Jan 12, 2009
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  11. Drew90

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    I'll second that -- 3RVX is really cool and functions really well.

    There was a thread the other day about this:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=340452

    There is a review linked on that thread ^ about 3RVX that is kinda cool.
     
    Drew90, Jan 12, 2009
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  12. Nocturnal310

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    X2.

    any link for the description of the file?
     
    Nocturnal310, Jan 12, 2009
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  13. Shadows1990

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    I've gone ahead and installed 3RVX, and even with the default skin, it looks very elegant. Memory footprint could be improved on though to be honest (roughly 3MB RAM on W7Beta x64).

    Now we've got volume sorted, is there a similar application for Brightness? Maybe even a program that does both?

    I've uploaded a quick screenshot of the program in action:

    [​IMG]
     
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  14. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    I need to an application for Brightness xD
     
    PJ@y-Z, Jan 12, 2009
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  15. Noterev

    Noterev Notebook Consultant

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    Try doing some crossword puzzles and sudoku.

    They also say gingko biloba and blueberries help.

    ;)
     
    Noterev, Jan 13, 2009
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  16. Guntraitor Sagara

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    That's a lol statement :D Add Retinol Palmitate :D

    The OSD volume runs very functional. Very responsive as well=exact opposite as to HP's :p
     
    Guntraitor Sagara, Jan 13, 2009
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  17. PJ@y-Z

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    3RVX 2.5 doesn't work correctly in W7 7201 :(
     
    PJ@y-Z, Jun 22, 2009
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  18. MaXimus

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    Works great on mine, Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7201 (64-Bit)
     
    MaXimus, Jun 22, 2009
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  19. jackluo923

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    Mine looks nice as well. It apears invisible or doesn't show up at alll.
     
    jackluo923, Jun 22, 2009
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  20. newsposter

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    has anyone tried to work up some macros with autohotkey?
     
    newsposter, Jun 22, 2009
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  21. sarthak

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    Dell Quickset Looks Exactly Like that
     
    sarthak, Jun 22, 2009
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  22. Iron Eagle

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    I use this one and think it's a great improvement over the Dell Quickset one.
     

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  23. chipmoney

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    hmmm 3RVX looks nice but the indicator that came standard with my computer still shows up XD
     
    chipmoney, Jun 22, 2009
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  24. PJ@y-Z

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    Ok, I'll try it again :(
     
    PJ@y-Z, Jun 23, 2009
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  25. PJ@y-Z

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    Has anyone tried IntelliType Pro 7.0? :(
     
    PJ@y-Z, Jul 16, 2009
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    qhn, Jul 16, 2009
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