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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Some do complain that LCD is too bright. So the possible solution is to turn down the brightness. Nobody is calling anyone stupid.
If I had given my Dad an iPad and he found it too bright, he would no have known how to turn the brightness down.
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Okay. But there are a couple problems.
1. Most lcd devices are still too bright at 0% brightness. So users also need to know to install dimmer apps, or adjust the color profile, or otherwise reduce things below 0% brightness.
2. Many use pulse-width modulation, so reducing brightness increases flicker.
3. Many use full brightness for certain functions. My monitor uses it for parts of the brightness controls, laptops running KDE or Kubuntu used to use it for login, etc.
4. There's still the brightness vs. reflection trade off. So if we need to read despite the brightness, standard advice is to turn it down to 0% even if we've already brought it far below 0% and it's still too bright, and if we need to read despite the reflections, standard advice is to turn it up to 100%.