4. Howto Lower brightness on Apple LCD Monitor? ; jor, (giovanni_re (Brian Wootton)

[Brian Wootton]

On 23/06/10 14:58, 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......
>
>    
And you would be right, I disremember what a DVI cable is, and would
be really puzzled as to where to plug one into any of my monitors.
brian