Laptop display too dark.

[User Name]

So I run an alienware 15r2 laptop. With the brightness cranked to max dark areas in games are still  un playable.  I try to go into windows color management and adjust the settings to correct this, changing the gama settings to where the shadows are good then light areas get washed out. Is there anywhere else that I need to adjust settings. It's hard to believe that a gaming laptop would have such a terrible display on it.

[Crunchy Dragon]

Any reason your screen brightness is down in Windows?

[Stevo80]

On the bottom right corner there should be a option for "power saver" and something other than that (I forgot, lol) If power saver is on then it darkens your screen so it can, get this, power save!!!!!!

[iamdarkyoshi]

Are all your drivers up to date? I've had laptops act strange with brightness control if drivers aren't installed/updated.

 

Did it come brand new like this or did you install windows yourself?

[User Name]

It came new like that. I even called dell and they sent me a new display that I put in myself, it was the same so I just gave up. Windows brightness is all the way and power saver is off. Drivers have been re installed too.

[iamdarkyoshi]

Just now, User Name said:

It came new like that. I even called dell and they sent me a new display that I put in myself, it was the same so I just gave up. Windows brightness is all the way and power saver is off.

Is it IPS or TN? I'd assume windows brightness DOES adjust it?

[Stevo80]

Try to uninstall and then install the display drivers. That should do the trick

[User Name]

4 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

Is it IPS or TN? I'd assume windows brightness DOES adjust it?

IPS and windows does adjust the brightness and the screen is bright but the darks are just too dark. So maybe saying the screen is too dark is incorrect i should have said the darks are too dark.

[Stevo80]

You should call the guys that sold it to you and ask for a refund OR a new laptop. I wouldn't let someone fuck with me like that.