4. Howto Lower brightness on Apple LCD Monitor? ; jor (giovanni_re

[Basil Chupin]

On 23/06/10 19:47, Brian Wootton wrote:
> On 23/06/10 01:47, kubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
>> I've just installed an Apple Cinema Display (LCD) monitor. This is a 5 year old monitor.
>> Using KUbuntu 10.4
>>
>> The apple website indicates this monitor has:
>> User controls (hardware and software):
>>    	Display power, system sleep, system wake, brightness and display tilt
>>
>> Brightness is what I want to turn down.
>>
>> Looking in the
>> KDE System Settings>  General>  Computer Administration>  Display>  Size&  orientation>  DVI-0
>>
>> there is no adjustment for brightness.
>>
>> Anyone know how to decrease brightness on this?
>>
>> Thanks:)
>>
>>
>>    
>
> I can't believe Apple monitors are all that much different to
> any standard LCD monitors, I've an Acer, an LG and a Sony and in
> all of them brightness, contrast, etc. are all adjusted within the
> monitor - nothing to do with any OS.

If you can do all that then you have your LCD monitors connected using 
an analog cable. Try doing this with a DVI cable and you have no such 
controls......

BC



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