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I actually did this exact thing, 20 years ago, with a monitor that had a dead backlight. I took it apart and tried angling a mirror with a diffuser on it (simil
by nomel 3y ago
I actually did this exact thing, 20 years ago, with a monitor that had a dead backlight. I took it apart and tried angling a mirror with a diffuser on it (similar to what's shown), but ended up using white paper on the back, and a light/window behind, normal backlight style.
Why? Because, all your points are correct (although the lack of uniformity was pretty ok/analog). And, as the images in the article show, you can't get reasonable brightness without a high powered light behind it. Oddly enough, the images in the article, with the light above and a poor angled reflector in the back, show maximum possible blinding glare, with the bulb shining right in your face.
It was temporary, fairly terrible, experience. A high quality monitor, with auto brightness and ambient color matching (like anything from Apple) would be my preference (and current use).
- TaylorAlexander 3y agoThe day before the 2005 robo games in san francisco my laptop's backlight went out. In order to operate my robot I had to disassemble the screen and use a flashlight to light it up!
- LoganDark 3y agoI remember back when Apple's MacBooks had an actual window on the back (the glowing apple logo) that exposed the backlight. You could shine a phone flashlight through it and have it light up the LCD even when the backlight was off. Epicness.
- culopatin 3y agoI wonder why they couldn’t have a completely clear back that would aid the LEDs when using the laptop in the sun.
- nomel 3y agoColor accuracy, uniformity, and lighting up the whole room with the built in backlight, would be some reasons.
- LoganDark 3y agoThis. Apple really, really, really cares about color accuracy. The only reason the glowing apple logo was allowed is because it takes a very, very bright direct light to affect the screen at all. BTW, the reason this was ditched on the newer MacBooks is because they wouldn't have been able to fit a diffuser capable of preventing an apple-shaped sun spot from appearing on the display outside.