In the not-too-distant future, however, they hope to achieve the brightness and contrast of traditional newsprint.
It's no fancy set of circuits, though, but a pair of algorithms which tinker with image brightness and contrast to produce a more radiant picture.
Here you can also use sliders to adjust brightness and contrast.
That means you can tweak your images (adjust color, brightness and contrast, for example) without having to launch a separate program and reupload your files with every change.
At 80 percent brightness, Liao says the device's 4200mAh rechargeable battery gives it 4 to 5 hours of spreadsheet slinging bliss, and those buttons on the right side might be used to control more than brightness and contrast -- should the company adopt wireless USB as originally planned, Liao intends to have them double as arrow controls, allowing you to cut the cables and still have basic e-reader functionality.
The model, or "spin", can be cropped and adjusted (brightness, saturation and contrast) like a regular photograph, plus users can create custom annotations to identify or comment on specific parts of the "spin" as well.
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Understanding consumers' desire for products that reduce their household energy costs, both of LG's 3D LED HDTVs have a variety of energy-saving features, such as Intelligent Sensor to automatically calibrate and optimize brightness, contrast, white balance and color, based on the ambient light in the room, thereby saving on energy output under most circumstances.
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"Photo Retouch" adds a generous palette of adjustments like brightness, saturation and contrast plus Soft Skin, re-size and other post-shooting effects.
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The popular Beauty Retouch function allows users to give photos a variety of cosmetic effects and Auto Retouch adjusts contrast and brightness levels to give photos a different look.
Dubbed "THX tune-up, " the app slings videos, photos and test patterns to televisions and projectors to guide users through gauging and adjusting their kit's aspect ratio, brightness, color, contrast and tint.
Further customization is possible with the 3D Picture Balance, which allows users to see the right and left eye images side-by-side to adjust color, contrast and brightness based on the content.
This leads to a noticeable increase in brightness, richer colors and higher contrast ratio.
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Screen contrast and brightness are easily adjusted for comfortable viewing in any lighting conditions.
Super Contrast Booster maximizes contrast and brightness by enhancing parts of the screen where necessary.
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This amazing new technology starts with a compact display engine capable of hi contrast and brightness for outdoor use.
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He explained that to get rivalry the two competing images have to be similar in contrast, brightness and movement.
In "SmartEco" mode, the projectors automatically adjust lamp power to maximize power savings by delivering the best contrast and brightness performance using only as much light as needed.
New features on the Daily Edition include intuitive content zoom, adjustable contrast and brightness control, as well as automatic multiple page creation to make documents designed for a standard sheet of paper easier to read.
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Initially it seemed as though the VGE was simply fiddling with the contrast and brightness controls, but on closer inspection, Nuwave's (nasdaq: WAVE - news - people ) patented video microchip was working marvels.
Interestingly, HP won't discuss the other specs in great detail, except to say that the contrast ratio and brightness levels are comparable to most notebook screens.
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There are front-panel controls for brightness, color, contrast, tint and aspect ratio.
The XV-Z15000 projector bundles an unprecedented 30, 000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and high brightness in a price-competitive model, recreating a true cinematic experience.
"Paperwhite is the Kindle we've always wanted to build - the technology didn't exist to build a display with this level of contrast, resolution, brightness and battery life, so our engineers invented it, " said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO.
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Some of the patterns are used to adjust contrast, brightness, sharpness color and tint, but others are simply to evaluate the capabilities of your HDTV.
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The XBR LED Internet TV features Sony's Intelligent Peak LED Backlight which uses full-array local dimming for better detail in black, and improved brightness creating incredible on-screen contrast.
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Germany's DNP has unveiled the Supernova Flex Screen, which claims to deliver "ten times" the contrast and "double" the brightness compared to standard screens when used in daylight.
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With 2, 400 lumens of brightness and an extremely high 500, 000:1 contrast ratio, this 1080p (1, 920 x 1, 080 pixels) resolution projector embodies Panasonic's 11 years of home theater projector engineering.
With a brightness of up to 1, 500 lumens and a contrast ratio up to 100, 000:1 projects perfect and crispy content, while the 1080p Full HD resolution allows enjoying HDTV and watching Blu-ray movies in fantastic clarity and detail.
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The MW221U does the 16:10 widescreen thing, with a 1680 x 1050 resolution, and the rest of its specs aren't too bad neither, like a 2ms response time, HDCP-compatible DVI port, 700:1 contrast ratio and 300 nits of brightness.
With Samsung's proprietary Micro Dimming Ultimate technology, the TV line brings greater contrast, deeper black levels and maximum brightness of 3D images, allowing for an amazing image.
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