885T Screen Brightness Mine has a very dark background, most of the screen buttons have a black shading to them. THey are MUCH darker than all the pictures on this site and are much darker than my Nuvi 650. Anyone else have this or do your looks as bright and clear as these pictures on the site? 885T Screen Brightness Mine has a very dark background, most of the screen buttons have a black shading to them. THey are MUCH darker than all the pictures on this site and are much darker than my... » Read More 885T Screen Brightness Mine has a very dark background, most of the screen buttons have a black shading to them. THey are MUCH darker than all the pictures on this site and are much darker than my Nuvi 650. Anyone else have this or do your looks as bright and clear as these pictures on the site? « Show Less
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I agree it is very dark or dim when I have it plugged in. If I unplug it the screen is very bright. Will contact garmin to see why. Also volume is very low
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Garmin nüvi 265W/265WT 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with TrafficGarmin nüvi 885/885T 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Speech RecognitionIs there a way to dim the display after dark?
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s20b350 is the model I own and it is maroon like around the screen but it doesn't glow. Only notice the color in sunlight. I don't think its meant too really. I wouldn't want it too personally. Maybe in photos it catches light but it doesn't glow.
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the one I got was a darker color - like the ones you see around or on tv, etc. I think it looked good. It is kind of shaded green, but it is still dark.
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I have some backlight bleeding on the bottom right. It's not too bad, but definitely noticeable when the screen is displaying black. I have not tried to fix it myself yet.
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I have never had any trouble reading the screen in any lighting , day or night. I wear self darkening glasses and the screen is always big and bold. Got 4800 miles on it at this time.
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My unit dims pretty well, It doesnt bother me at night, however, its not OEM dim. You can also turn off the screen if its that troubling
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When I first turned mine on, I had a lighter 'frame' about 1" around the edge of the display that was visible on a black or dark screen. It eventually went away, but now there's a little bit more concentration of light along the left bottom edge but only slightly noticeable. I've seen the same kind of 'stage lights' effect with a retina iPad, so it's probably normal.
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maybe double check the settings menu, I saw a "dynamic contrast" in there somewhere. Don't know if it would help any, or if it's default on or off, I was clicking all over the place! It could also be using more power to light up the screen? Is your video card good for the resolution? Just guesses....
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I believe what you are referring to is local dimming. Parts on the screen that have content are lit up and parts without content are dimmed down or even turned off. I've noticed that when turning on the TV the bottom left corner is brighter than others which may appear like bleeding but I'm guessing it's related to local dimming. I wouldn't worry about it. I watched dark movie scenes and I don't notice it, the picture is perfect.
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Hey Donald, I just replied to you on another one of these discussions and will do likewise on this one. Regarding the viewing angle, do any other 8 series owners think it... well... sucks? If I move so much as 5 degrees one way or another, the colors (particularly the blacks) start to fade. Wondering if this is one of the concessions for the 8 series' slim profile.
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Brightness in day is at a max, you cannot make it any brighter. What you could do is buy a visor for your GPS to keep the excessive daylight out. A word of warning though is, watch out for the extra weight tilting the unit forward! The solution to the latter is to put a small rolled piece of paper to tilt the base back if you use the weighted base for a dash mount. You shouldn't have the tilting problem if you use the windshield mount. Unfortunately there is not a perfect GPS in the market.
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I have the black one. It is pretty easy to see for me,but being that your screen name is biker Bill I'm not sure for your scenario being in direct sun light. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful I can say it's a pretty good watch the barometer is off alittle bit but you can compensate for the error the tempt is way off until you take the watch off Good luck be safe shotot straight
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Maybe a little darker but it doesn't bother me. that could be that I tend to leave my screen on the dark side anyways?
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I've seen mine do that. I think it might have something to do with not using it for a long time. Then if you do somethingwith it, it will go back to full brightness. I supose it has to do with saving battery life. Though running it on the car batterythis wouldn't make much sense. That's the best I can come us with.
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Didn't notice any back light. I believe it's just black numbers against grey screen.
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i just got my 8000 series yesterday. We watched a scifi blu ray last night and I am thinking I am going to return this. The backlighting comes out of the corners and was not something my family paid much attention to, but I clearly noticed it. On very dark seens, the spotlight casting comes from the middle and corners of both the top and bottom. A bit frustrating...
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You know what? That's the one thing I don't understand about the unit. I'll be driving along and all of a sudden the screen will change from normal to traffic, and it's mostly in gray and blue. I have been meaning to call Garmin about this, but just haven't gotten to do it. It's really weird. Sorry I couldn't help more.