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Subject: Re: [M]: Re: excessive brightness
From: Robin Casady
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Thu Oct 31 02:15:04 1996

Bill Arnett wrote:
>
> At 5:53 PM -0800 10/30/96, Wrhw@aol.com wrote:
> >Sorry, I was refering to the laptop display. Of course it has brightness and
> >contrast, but you simply cannot adjust them "enough" to "dim" the overall
> >display enough so it does not interfere with your night adapted vision. Does
> >anyone else have this problem?
>
> Yes. I solved it with a piece of "rubylith", a kind of red plastic used
> for theatrical lighting. I got an 8.5x11 inch piece at an art supply store
> for $1. I trimmed it to the right size and then just stuck it between the
> screen and the bezel that holds it. It works great and looks neat but
> makes it difficult (but not impossible) to use the computer for other
> purposes.

I prefer plain red gel over rubylith. Rubylith has a frosted surface
that is more difficult to see through. Red gel is clearer and cheaper.
Both are available at good art supply stores. Rubylith is actually used
as a masking material for graphic arts layouts.

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Robin Casady
http://www.scruz.net/~rcasady/
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