Screen brightness changes

JBR · 6 Jan 2018

Using Chrome, and this site, when I opened an image this displayed correctly and clearly. However, when I closed the image the page behind seemed to be slightly darker and slowly brightened up again.

It's not a major problem, of course, but is intriguing and I cannot find any sort of explanation in the display settings.

I'd be grateful for any suggestions, thank you.

LuckyA · 9 Jan 2018

Was it just for that particular instance?

What monitor make and model do you have?

JBR · 9 Jan 2018

Thanks Lucky.
No, it's quite a regular occurrence.
Sorry, I should have mentioned it is a laptop.

LuckyA · 10 Jan 2018

Some laptops and standalone monitors have poor quality screens. So if you open an image for a very long time and then close it, the colours of the image "tint" the screen for a while. Like I said, that's a hallmark of a poor quality screen.

If it has been exhibiting that behaviour from the beginning, I wouldn't worry. If it has started to exhibit the behaviour now, it's a sign of screen deterioration. Keep an eye on it. If it gets worse, take it to a computer shop for repair or get repaired under warranty if you can.

JBR · 11 Jan 2018

Thanks again.
No, I hadn't noticed this before. It's only been happening for a few days.
As I said, it's not the end of the world but, if it does get worse, I'll have to do something about it. Unfortunately, the laptop is out of warranty.

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