When the screen goes dull

[cameronryan]

Not to be mistaken for the screensaver, which under System Prefs you can adjust the length of time before it kicks in, but what I find very irritating is that when, for instance, sitting back to watch a movie or interview downloaded from the web, the screen goes dull after about a minute.

I am aware this is my MBP's way of saving the screen from burning, but after a minute???

In otherwords I can't comfortably watch anything without having to touch a key or the trackpad every minute to keep the tone consistent.

Incedentally, my brightness is set to 3 squares below full.

 

[Stretch]

Open energy settings in System Prefs, Its currently set to sleep your display after a minute it sounds like. Just increase the time before it sleeps.

 

[cameronryan]

Ah! My details were hidden... Thanks Stretch.

I do love the sound it makes when you click the lock to prevent further changes.

 

[giulio]

Smart players can disable that. Try VLC from videolan.org - it kick major butt.

 

[Follow]

You could also use Caffeine.. Its this cool little program that prevents your computer from going to sleep when its in use. You can find it here.

 

[Osiris22x]

The OS's built-in DVD player is suppose to prevent the screen from dimming while watching movies. Apparently VLC does too?

 

[mathgru]

The screen will not dim in front row

 

[slashjunior]

VLC Player will not dim or start the screensaver when it is playing in fullscreen.

 

[giulio]

Also, VLC will play almost every format. No extensions or plugins needed for it.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html