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DVD Video Plays Very Dark

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by killmeifyoulike

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Whenever I play a DVD, the video is very dark and very nearly unwatchable. I have tried adjusting contrast, tint, but they don't seem to affect the video at all. Any ideas?

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NICK

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by jrodri1636

In the 'Advanced' section of the Display Properties find the tab for 'Overlay Controls'. There, turn up the brightness just a tiny bit. Just a small adjustment here will have a HUGE impact on the DVD playback brightness. Some cards may have different naming, like color management or additional properties etc hope this helps.

by digital_dna

I had a old Sony Trinitron Monitor that had the same problem. Games and video were barly visable.. Try swaping monitors after attempting current monitor adjustment of corse...

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