[kwack111]

can you change the contrast on laptop screens?
have laptop and don't see the option to^

 

[kwack111]

(brightness i know you can change, don't mix that up with contrast)

 

[sadpanda]

what becky said probably depends on the graphics card in the machine and the software you have installed for it, i don't think that is a standard windows feature, it gets "injected" by the video card software. if you don't see these controls, figure out what's in your laptop and get the software/drivers from their website (ati or nvidia)

 

[sadpanda]

and by right click on the screen, she means right click on the desktop ^_^

 

[Kardax]

Some laptops you can, others you can't. Through work and school, I've been through 8 laptops over the last 6 years, and I think only 2 offered a way to adjust contrast :|

-Ryan

 

[jayclants]

I got a Dell inspiron 1200 and I can't figure out how to change the contrast.
Called tech. supp. a few times, once they said you can't, another time they said to press the FN key and the left and right arrows, but that didn't work.

 

[z.e.]

I would imagine a Dell only offers brightness adjustment. It is usually done with function keys or ctrl+arrows.

 

[Zephyr]

Yeah I was wondering that myself, but luckily those instructions Becky put seemed to work. But yeah make sure you right-click on the desktop....

 

[jayclants]

according to dell, all they're laptops don't have user controllable contrast, it's preset and that's that.

 

[jayclants]

actuelly, if you right click on the desktop there's a graphic option (can't remember offhand now exactly) and in the color tab you can change the contrast.