Anyone know how to brighten my monitor??

[XxMustang281xX]

Might sound stupid, but I've got it brightened enough to see pics ok...but videos are still darker than ever, like on Windows Media Player..and I can go into the setting for the media player but for certain videos it will not change the brightness, even if you move the little dial up..but the thing is, I shouldnt have to change the settings in Media Player...the monitor should be bright enough to see the videos ok. I have like 20 car racing videos that I can't see anything but headlights...

SOMEONE HELP MEEE!!

 

[DocG]

Maybe they're nighttime videos?

Monitors usually have some buttons on the front for the settings.

 

[XxMustang281xX]

some are nighttime videos, but even like, my uncles daytime track vid is dark I can't tell he pops a wheelie at the start. The controls on the actual monitor are up all the way...I can't figure it out...but its only for Windows Media Player it seems that it's dark..

 

[RedDaemon]

WMP has its own video controls tht you can adjust

 

[XxMustang281xX]

yea i know and on half the videos it doesnt do anything..

 

[mustangkid05]

got me....try unplugging the monitor and plugging back in

 

[RedDaemon]

what version of wmp are u using?

 

[streethorse]

try this...
go to control panel under my computer.
click display,
click settings,
click advanced,
click color and adjust brightness.

 

[LI98GTStang]

Ok, so the brightness is turned all the way up, but what about the contrast?

 

[XxMustang281xX]

if i turn the brightness all the way up, its WAY too bright, like white...

i have the contrast and gamma adjusted different too, not sure about where to put them...but i just dont know what the heck it is, anything but WMP is bright...

Version of WMP? not sure, im running a windows 98 SE, so its old..

 

[RedDaemon]

gamma should generally be at like 25% or less

turn contrast all the way up and set the brightness to like 65%...lmk what happens

 

[XxMustang281xX]

lmfao, when u turn the contrast all the way up it looks like all red and weird lookin. The box that I'm changing stuff in says Gamma Correction and theres Gamma, Brightness, and Contrast. If I set anything any different than I have it it just looks weird. Right now that Gamma is set to 1.0 (lowest) and it goes to 5.0, and anything about 1.0 looks weird. The Brightness is set to 80, and it goes from -60 to 100. The Contrast is set to 41, and it goes from 40 to 100. Anything other than this just looks red. WTF!

 

[XxMustang281xX]

Oh and this is all under Intel Graphics Technologies.

 

[RedDaemon]

are the settings you have now default?

maybe u should get an lcd

 

[exindust]

 

[XxMustang281xX]

lmao...the settings that were on there were all dark and crap and i changed them now and saved them like that..soo yea, im so sick of not being able to watch videos..but we went and ordered a computer with a plexiglass tower with neons in it and crap hahahaha last nite with a 19" LCD flatscreen monitor for down at my great grandparents house, so I won't have to complain any more. Yes, my computer will be a ricer.

 

[DocG]

Yes, my computer will be a ricer.

Did you save the Stalker kit for it?

 

[XxMustang281xX]

lmfao! nah its in 2395883257 pieces, well the front anyway...and I just got a new monitor, thats what it was...