Do people find the display to be too bright and distracting and is the brightness adjustable?
1309217
You can go into the settings and there is a daytime and a night time setting. If you change that you can change the brightness of it, unfortunately it only has 2 settings.
1309218
the stereo is in my wife's car so i don't drive it too often but when i drive it i haven't noticed it being too bright.
1309219
I haven't found a dimmer switch on the radio. It was way too distracting for me until I took the time to pick a color scheme and take it out of demo mode. I drive 100+ miles a week, and if I could dim the display, I probably would, on occasion. In my buick, the location is low enough that it doesn't bother me.
217019
That depends a little on the individual, I guess, but I'm well past my prime, and I can read it. I would not call the screens "well lighted." The lettering is easy to read. I wouldn't mind if they were a little brighter. The background is green, as in the picture, and the lettering is black. My eyesight is not as good as it once was.
1491555
I don't think so. I didn't notice anywhere in the manual when I went through it that mentioned anything about adjusting display brightness.
393369
There's a setting that changes the brightness according to ambient light levels. I suggest leaving it off all the time
1741657
That is because there is an ambient light measuring device which changes the brightness of the screen based on how bright the room is.You can change this so it will not be active, which I did and I like it much better, although it is not as energy efficient. I think you go into the settings for screen brightness and say no to auto brightness or something like that.
1067422
There is a function key on both sides of the keyboard on the bottom, and controls on the F Keys at the top to adjust screen brightness, volume, and keyboard back light. You can make it as bright as you want, and turn it off completely.
1670452
No, the display is not backlit. It seemed to me that I read someplace that there was the possibility of back lighting, but it must have been wishful thinking.
56507
The unit does not sleep, the display stays on/lit until you turn it off yourself! I would class this as a regular LED display you would find on home appliances? It isn't particularly bright, but not overly dim either. In a well lit room it is quite unobtrusive, but clear and visible in the dark. The Amazon picture is a fair depiction of what you get!
741882
I think the monitor is awesome. The colors are great and I have no major issues with the display. My minor complaint is that the display is exceptionally bright. I have my brightness setting set to zero and it was still a little too bright. I got used to it after a few days though.
1890694
It has a good display. I think it will be fine in bright sunlight, BUT you must aim it at your face. The best thing is it has a big display whick makes things a lot easier. -Migs
2255689
Well I can only speak for myself but I think it's pretty clear. I got this one because I just wanted a new one; old one was a 19" and the difference in how the screens are is really noticeable. For example this monitor is so bright that I had to take the brightness level all the way to zero, and even then for a while it was still too bright until my eyes got used to it. So now I always leave it on zero even when I watch like tv shows. I rarely have to put it up to anymore unless the show is super dark, and even then forty-eight to fifty works.
746584
I mainly using this screen to play game and read the webs. I can tell you that you will not have any problem to review spreadsheet and power point, amazing screen. The only thing that bother me is that the screen seems too bright even at the lower brightness. Maybe it's just me. One thing that I can tell you if you are looking for value and quality you will not regret buying this monitor + the premium screen warranty (warranty may be different in your country). Hope this will help you :)
943932
It is not possible to turn off the display at any time, though you can adjust brightness from 0-100. The best technique to use to conserve battery life is turn the unit off when not in use. This only takes a second or so.
1464344
It's pretty bright. I don't use it as an alarm clock, but I'll normall turn it off in my den because it draws attention when it's not in use. I really like this unit, but if bright light bothers you, you might want to choose somethiing else.
1824326
There are two settings only - bright and dim - it can not be turned off. You would not be able to read the display if it were completely dark.
1923524
Yes, I do believe it is difficult. Not impossible, but definitely more difficult than normal black-on-white screens. There isn't a lot of contrast, which means if light is low, it can be hard to read. And even more so if you're just trying to take a quick glance in the middle of a run or bike. I would definitely prefer white-on-black. Note that I don't think the red-on-black backlight is very good either. Same problem: very little contrast which makes it harder to read at a quick glance.
640912
Yes, slightly annoying, but I guess it helps you see it in the dark when you need it. The light on the plug is crazy bright, we covered that up with tape. Like a night light. The light on the box is not as bright.