Anyone have problem with screen light when unplugged? Screen is virtually invisible when laptop is not plugged in.
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Have you updated to windows 8.1? If so, I'm having a similar problem where the brightness controls don't work coming out of standby. Solutions are not enticing: refresh the system if you can. Has it always done this? What are the conditions that lead to it? Not that I have answers, but more specifics could help your search.
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No, I haven't had this problem. I have had this computer for about a year and frequently use it on battery.
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I have a similar issue. Although it worked fine on Christmas day, batteries lasted for 4 hours only. Put a second set in later the same day. Screen has been flickering ever since. Yesterday, tried to turn it on and blank screen. It is still working as you can tap the screen and it moves on, however, nothing can be seen. After and 10 minutes, it seems to come on but it seems like there is a loose connection in the display. And when connecting via the USB connection, it is not recognising the unit. My problem is that I purchased the unit in US while on a business trip, but live in Ireland! I am going to contact Vtech in the UK to see if they can help. I have a similar issue. Although it worked fine on Christmas day, batteries lasted for 4 hours only. Put a second set in later the same day. Screen has been flickering ever since. Yesterday, tried to turn it on and blank screen. It is still working as you can tap the screen and it moves on, however, nothing can be seen. After and 10 minutes, it seems to come on but it seems like there is a loose connection in the display. And when connecting via the USB connection, it is not recognising the unit. My problem is that I purchased the unit in US while on a business trip, but live in Ireland! I... » Read More I have a similar issue. Although it worked fine on Christmas day, batteries lasted for 4 hours only. Put a second set in later the same day. Screen has been flickering ever since. Yesterday, tried to turn it on and blank screen. It is still working as you can tap the screen and it moves on, however, nothing can be seen. After and 10 minutes, it seems to come on but it seems like there is a loose connection in the display. And when connecting via the USB connection, it is not recognising the unit. My problem is that I purchased the unit in US while on a business trip, but live in Ireland! I am going to contact Vtech in the UK to see if they can help. « Show Less
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No illumination on display. You have to have a outside light to see the screen at night.
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Brilliant! I had the same issue, cleaned the LED screen, and now it is working. Thanks Lloyd Wilson!
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If you go into advanced power settings you can turn off adaptive brightness. That fixed this issue for me. Go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options, then click on "Change plan settings" next to your active power plan.Click on "Change advanced power settings."Scroll down to Display, then under Enable adaptive brightness, switch it off for both the battery and plugged in modes.
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No. I pulled mine apart because of the same issue and found it was the back lighting (shine a flashlight when it is on and you will see your screen still works, just no backlight). The lower CCFL wires for mine had a bunch of unidentifiable crystal like corrosion which might be due to bad SIC insulation but my CCFLs worked fine. I cleaned the corrosion and tested good. Prior to that I swapped out all of my electrolytic capacitors on the supply board. Still nothing. Considering getting a new one to match my good one or buy two new monitors and move on.....not sure yet.
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There is a battery indicator on the main screen when on. The light stays on when plugged in
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Without light on or with light completely removed? It works without light on
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Yes and No. I first noticed the screen going off all the time. So I went to system settings and clicked on "Display" and then "Sleep" and up'ed the time to 5 minutes. No problem then except it dimmed down occasionally and just a tap got it back....Jamie Jansen
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You cannot turn the light off unless you unplug the product because the light is supposed to let you know that power is going through the item. If the light is off while plugged, that means there is no power.
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There is no power light indicator. But it won't pass any video unless it's plugged in.
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There is an on/off switch on the back of the monitor directly next to where the power chord is plugged in. It isn't patently obvious, so I thought I would offer this as a troubleshooting suggestion. If this doesn't help, let me know.
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There is a back lighting option that you can enable or disable with a keyboard shortcut. When it's enabled, the lighting is quite bright and effective -- I found it to work really well for using the laptop in the dark.
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I opened the control panel and set the computer "never" to go to sleep when plugged in -- but it still cuts out on me at odd times. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Yes, I'm noticing that it happens after it comes back from hibernation for me. Screen opens bright for a second, then goes dim. I suspect something with the power-saving options compromising the screen performance. Still haven't figured it out :(
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No, the screen doesn't light up, and you cannot see it in the dark. I will rephrase, my screen doesn't light up, and I cannot see it in the dark.
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I keep the out door unit plug in all the time, the 2 monitors I charge when needed when red light go off I just unplug, leaving it plug in do not seem to have any problems.