How is the screen brightness? I have read in other sites that the screens are kind of dark.
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Out of the box, the screen is somewhat dim, and there is an automatic dimming feature connected with energy management that can make it quite dark. The brightness can be adjusted through Windows settings. The battery won't last as long, but it's a trade off. My screen is adjusted for full brightness now and is great. I love this laptop.
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Compared to my Dell Vostro, the screen is one of the weak points of this computer. Poor brightnes and poor viewing angle.The dimming problems gone away by disabling "adaptive brigthness" in advanced power management.
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I have purchased about 30 Lenovo Thinkpad E540s and 531s. I have no complaints on screen brightness and none of my users have mentioned anything regarding the screens. The Lenovo's are on par with other laptops I have purchased when it comes to screen brightness.
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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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Well, its a black keyboard with black keys so in the dark, no. During the day they are quite visible. I would call the backlighting subtle, it isn't super bright and during daylight its hardly noticeable. Personally I don't like a keyboard that is blazingly bright. It might be nice if there were intensity levels, but that's a lot to ask in this price range. I will say this is a great keyboard, a pleasure to work with and it is very difficult to find keyboards with orange back lighting. My only complaint is that it is compact and so the del/home etc keys are in odd places. Other than that it is speedy for typing and comfortable for gaming. Well, its a black keyboard with black keys so in the dark, no. During the day they are quite visible. I would call the backlighting subtle, it isn't super bright and during daylight its hardly noticeable. Personally I don't like a keyboard that is blazingly bright. It might be nice if there were intensity levels, but that's a lot to ask in this price range. I will say this is a great keyboard, a pleasure to work with and it is very difficult to find keyboards with orange back lighting. My only complaint is that it is compact and so the del/home etc keys are in odd places. Other than that it... » Read More Well, its a black keyboard with black keys so in the dark, no. During the day they are quite visible. I would call the backlighting subtle, it isn't super bright and during daylight its hardly noticeable. Personally I don't like a keyboard that is blazingly bright. It might be nice if there were intensity levels, but that's a lot to ask in this price range. I will say this is a great keyboard, a pleasure to work with and it is very difficult to find keyboards with orange back lighting. My only complaint is that it is compact and so the del/home etc keys are in odd places. Other than that it is speedy for typing and comfortable for gaming. « Show Less
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I've had mine about a year, my husband has had his for just a month or two. I watch some videos but mostly read books or look at bbc news or pinterest so brightness is up about halfway most of the time. I think it lasy fully charged for about two or three hours using it nonstop. Longer if im reading books already downloaded (like on the plane) chrged in about a 45min or so if its turned off, little slower in airplane mode. Note the brightness and things like gps location and wifi searching constantly use power in the background just like your phone! Turn off everything your not using :)
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Hi GLG, You can adjust the brightness for the display of this device that will suit your taste. Dave
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yea i noticed that in the onset, Sometime even when i changed the brightness manually it would stay the same. I restarted my machine and some pending updates were installed i don't kno if that fixed it but it has not happened since.
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About the key board being lit, unfortunately that is not the case. But the touch screen is very lively, any slight vibration and the home screen lights up! Hope this helps!
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Never had a problem with brightness. Make sure you check your settings, some will make the picture dimmer. Also make sure the mirror inside the set is clean.
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I love my monitor the screen is bright enough yet pleasant to the eyes. You do not feel any eye strain. This is possibley due to the LED lites
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Have not experienced this but did experience darkening of screen in auto mode so I changed to manual brightness. Try changing to manual brightness and increasing your screens brightness. Let me know if this helped.
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doesn't really affect the brightness, it does have a slight glare problem but it's worth it. keep it clean though.
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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.
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If you fins something please let me know. The contrast of the screen is terrible!!!
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The graphics are good for the price but the screen does not get very bright. Can you use Youtube? Yes you can, if you want to be able to see it really well tho you will probably want to use it in a dim area. You should be able to access you yahoo email. Also, if you are thinking of using the built in speakers, they are mostly useless. That said, mine at least started running very slow after only a few weeks and I barely put anything on it. It also doesn't respond well. Unfortunately, I would recommend saving up and buying something a little better, even if its only intended use is email.
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We have the same problem with our TV. The screen is normally very dim, then gets very bight. We've never had the screen go black. We have also noticed the same phenomenon that J. Wu mentioned about the lamp.Have either of you solved this problem? Were you able to exchange it?
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The keyboard is NOT backlit...I would have liked that. The screen can be bright eough that you don't need that feature in most cases.