Brightness in daylight is horrible. Why could I could not change the brightness setting so that it would remain at a level desired. Taking the unit back since the purpose is defeated if I cannot see the navigation requirements prior to the actual turn in daylight hours. Brightness in daylight is horrible. Why could I could not change the brightness setting so that it would remain at a level desired. Taking the unit back since the purpose is defeated if I cannot... » Read More Brightness in daylight is horrible. Why could I could not change the brightness setting so that it would remain at a level desired. Taking the unit back since the purpose is defeated if I cannot see the navigation requirements prior to the actual turn in daylight hours. « Show Less
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Bad mistake here. Go to setting and turn on "daylight". This thing is gorgeous in daylight as well as night-time!
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Brightness in day is at a max, you cannot make it any brighter. What you could do is buy a visor for your GPS to keep the excessive daylight out. A word of warning though is, watch out for the extra weight tilting the unit forward! The solution to the latter is to put a small rolled piece of paper to tilt the base back if you use the weighted base for a dash mount. You shouldn't have the tilting problem if you use the windshield mount. Unfortunately there is not a perfect GPS in the market.
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I have no problems with glare you just have to adjust it a little I use mine all the timeThank you A. J.
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The basic idea is to use it inside your vehicle in the shade. I agree its hard to see in bright light, but I find it excellent inside the truck. If you have a convertible with the top down in the bright sunlight its best to use a paper map. I have the same problem with my smart phone, lap top and other electronics.
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I know exactly what you mean. I had the very same problem. I keep setting it to 80 % brightness and about 3 mim, later it would revert back to 20 %. I called customer service, she had me to get into my car and power up the GPS and she got me up and running at 70% bightness and it has been there ever since (two months ago).Don't fret garmin heip is just a phone call away. Charlie Hubert
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In all honesty, the default settings on this guy were pretty amazing. I did mess with the brightness a bit, but other then that I left it alone. I recommend you play around with the settings as the previous comment said. Everythings going to be different according to your tastes. You can also google/youtube the monitor settings as well. People usually post their settings there.
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This works in daylight but if the lazy Susan's movement is what you want to activate it, it won't do it. It needs human movement. I put my light on my kitchen cabinet to make sure it worked in the daylight. The light I have has the sensor on the edge of one corner and has 10 little lights. It was $6.99
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Hi, I can't see it at night. I have good eyesight and frustratingly, through the years I have been gullible enough to purchase different brands of these NON-seeable clocks!! Also, the ones that are seeable require that you reach for the clock and press a button...how ridiculous is that on a cold night?...A highly Un-recommended product.
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Hey,i agree the instruction are horrible....i too had problems,the only thing that help me was instincts,and having a vision of how the light should go....in my mind....patient is key ....hope this help a beautiful result when finish.....thx....and by the way YU CAN DO IT:)
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Tried to use it in low lighting outside recently and could not figure out how to get light (helps to read the manual ahead of time!). Later figured out that there is a low lux setting, which I have learned how to use...simple change in settings....but haven't tried it out yet.
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There are two brightness settings. The brighter setting is poorly visible in bright mid-day Los Angeles sun unless you're looking for it. It is, however, visible on overcast days or around dusk and dawn. I use the bright setting around those times for better visibility to drivers. The less bright setting is more than adequate at night.
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It's uses newer LED technology, instead of 8 LEDS it uses 2 LEDS to stream down a small tube to illuminate. The DayLight 8 kit is actually wider than the daylight guide. Also the daylight guide are only sold outside of the US thus imported, thus higher price. Once they are sold here, I'm sure the prices will go down. Newer vehicles with LED DRL are using this technology versus individual LEDS spread out. I don't know if it's better but I think it looks cooler. Wish it came as wide as the DayLight8.
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Hello there,Unfortunately the brightness of the lights cannot be adjusted but it is battery operated. That was key feature for me prior to purchasing this. Have a great day!
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I was NOT able to use the brightness control to effect the range. In fact the brightness control seems to ONLY work with single colors and I wasnt able to brighten/dim outside of the single colors.
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Yes, definitely. It is possible to dimm the clock light from 1-4, whereas mine is at 1. It's impossible to read at the day and by the night it's also very hard. If you choose to face it away I'm pretty sure the room will be 100% dark, even if it faces a wall where the light could reflect.
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Yes-you can adjust the brightness level of the display. Refer to the instruction booklet, which is a bit dense, but this adjustment is in there.
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The dimmer has a way of lowering the minimum brightness setting. If you read the instructions, it is under the "Setting Minimum Light Level (Programming mode)" in the "Operation" section. That said, when I tried doing it, it didn't bring the brightness level down below the default setting. So, maybe you can bring it up, but not down further than the default. We ended up putting lower lumen bulbs in one room where I wanted the minimum brightness to be lower.
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I have to change these bulbs within to days. You cannot see the road properly. All my friends have the same complain and had to replace theirs as well.
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Ain't happening with this unit. I even tried putting a white paper behind the negatives then using Irfanview to change the negative to a positive. Kinda Sorta worked on a couple of the negatives; but I wouldn't show anyone the results! :) Hmmm... I just thought. You *could* tape a white paper to the window, tape a negative to it, take a picture of it with your phone, then turn that picture into a positive. Think I'll try that tomorrow. IF we get any sun. It *is* Warshington...
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This doesn't change beams at all, it only dims. Unless someone figured out how to change it.... The default setting is normal beam, no change, just dimming.
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Yes you can. There's 3 different levels of brightness you can cycle through as well. Off, dim, medium, and bright.