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Laptop Luminosity Enhancer

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You still may not be convinced, however. And I'll address your concerns: Too cumbersome? Nah. It's highly portable. Just fold it up and put it in your laptop carrying case. See, folded, it's the size of the laptop!



That's it under the laptop (an overhang of about 1 inch horizontally).
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Jun 27, 2007. 5:29 PMconundrum says:
um. one idea i came up with a while back is to install dual backlight tubes. Most laptops have just one backlight but all desktops have four. other idea is to use the LED's from broken mobile phone and DS screens as a better backlight. regards, -A
Apr 17, 2008. 8:19 PMwizodd says:
Most LCD monitors (at least under 22") have 2 not 4, either on the top/bottom or R & L sides. You could add one to a laptop as they usually only have 1--but you'll increase your power drain (worth it if it means you can see the screen!) If I were to do that particular mod, I'd want an on/off switch for the second light. If the inverters are standardized, they just may be capable of driving 2 tubes off one inverter, which would drastically reduce the work involved. In either case, the back light is spread through an acrylic panel and there is very limited room inside the display. It may also be possible to tweak the power on the inverter to drive the existing back light brighter. With an older laptop, merely relamping the display might be enough....

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