When you turn the brightness all the way down, how dark does it get? Dark enough that it is hard to make out text in a bright room?
167713
Um. When I turn the brightness down I can still see everything. Great screen. But the mouse pad is still horrible to be warned. One of the biggest con for this laptop
167714
Yes, like most other computers nowadays, you can turn the brighest low enough that the screen turns off. It this "bright room" of yours is equal to a really hot sunny summer day than it might be hard to see but thats different so i think itll be alright. This computer is definitely worth it.
167715
You can read in an office environment but not necessarily outside.It gets about as dark as a a glowing poster after 20 minutes of light.
167716
Actually, even though I had ordered this laptop, the vendor never sent it. They had some back order problem and they themselves cancelled the order. So, sorry I can't shed any light on what you are asking.
167717
The text is readable, but not comfortably readable. I prefer the setting at 10 - 20%
1182916
This is relatively bright. It lights the path enough for limited visibility on night runs, so it may be a bit too bright for reading in a dark room, especially if you're trying to be a little discrete.
981309
Its not bright at all. Its very soft lighting. I have it in my room as well. :)
1756223
I tried it in a semi dark room. It is quite difficult to read. There is no back lighting.
1676111
No, it's not backlit bright enough to type in complete darkness. What they meant by "backlit", is that on the top of the keyboard, it shows if the battery is fully charged, which is illuminated, but far from the degree to see the keyboard in complete darkness.
442739
You can adjust the color and brightness of the display. In standard mode it's too bright at night. Switch to red or green and it's fine (but hard to read in sunlight).
1201806
In my opinion, it is not too dark. It doesn't have quite the brightness or glare as without it. It kind of gives it a kindle feel to me, but I prefer that. It slightly diffuses the light, which is why some may feel it is dark. You can tell a difference.
336528
Yes/No. You need the lights fairly dim to get a good result from this thing, and if the projector is far from it's screen getting the sharpness narrowed in for text can be tricky. It'll work in a pinch, but a large well lit room would not be good.
1168989
Yes, you have off, 3 levels of brightness and a cycle mode which goes basically over the course of several seconds goes from bright to dark and back to bright. A cool party trick, not so much useful in actual use. Basically you have 5 levels to go through, including off. I don't recommend off though, the dimmest setting suffices if you are contemplating night use. There is no bleeding of light from under the keys so it is not distracting. Even the medium level isn't too bad, though it is definitely brighter. The brightest mode is VERY bright, but not blindingly so. The LED's are very even and make it seem like the letters are floating :) I use my keyboard mainly in low-light, by the way. -edit- No problems entering BIOS.
1099816
I have heard that the brightness is really only a problem in the show rooms. Once you take it home and start watching it under more "normal" lighting conditions then it looks good. For the most part "cinema" mode and the like just lower the brightness so that it is not overwhelming when you are watching it in a darker room.
1696935
it actually has 4 setttings...the brightest, dimmer, dimmer(which I use) and dimmest which I do not think you could see in a dark or dim room. The dimmest but visible in the dark setting might be too bright for some, but I do not have trouble with it.
1607634
it is kinda dim, i was a little bit dissapointed when i first got the keyboard, but now it's okay actually, i wouldn't want it to be any brighter, because it would be annoying at night time. Night time the keyboard is perfect, not too dim not too bright :)
227155
First off, I've only had the unit for a few days... The only setting I've tweaked is the back-light in 'Standard Picture' mode. I reduced it from the default of 60 down to 50, and it seemed to remove any distracting blooming or flash-lighting effects, of which it is only very slight in the first place, and really only noticeable if your room is dark, and the screen is black.
1928266
yeah there is actually a setting that you can use for low light. i've used it in the dark and you can't even tell that you took it in the dark
1511223
As the other guy said, yes - you can *modify* the brightness range. Whether you can actually lower it from the default range may depend.
172781
I do not think it would be able to be read in the dark. You would need some light source. The screen does not appear to light up, it appears to reflect.
1824326
There are two settings only - bright and dim - it can not be turned off. You would not be able to read the display if it were completely dark.