No one likes working on a dimly lit poor display. So while buying a laptop, you need to check brightness nits so that you don’t buy a laptop with a poor display!
Laptops give you the independence of doing your essential work or playing games like PC from anywhere. Laptop parts come preinstalled, for which when a particular feature is not working, you cannot separately replace it, and you need to take it to the service centre. So make sure you buy a laptop that is well worth your price.
Nowadays, as things become increasingly mobile, Laptops are being used the most globally for business, gaming, content creation and a wide range of applications. People nowadays are very picky when it comes to brightness because laptops with high nits of brilliance can help you work even in a brightly lit environment. So it is crucial to check the viewing angles, colour gamut, etc. when buying a new laptop.
So this article will guide you on checking a laptop’s brightness nits.
How to check Laptop Display Nits
Here are some easy steps to check the quality and other essential things of your Laptop Display
How to check brightness nits on a laptop
- Open the laptop
- Drag your mouse to the battery icon, which you can find in the below taskbar, and right-click on it
- Now you can see various options in there. Click on “Adjust Screen Brightness”
- Now you will discover a slider from which you can adjust the brightness level. If you drag the slider toward the left, the brightness level will decrease. And if you pull the slider towards the right, the brightness level will get higher.
- Keep dragging your slider at the left endpoint slowly and observe your screen. Check whether the lowering of the brightness level is working correctly or not.
- Again, keep dragging your slider at the right endpoint and observe your screen. Check whether the upping of the brightness level is working correctly or not.
- While doing this experiment, detach your laptop’s power cable and see whether it affects your brightness level.
- Additionally, you can buy a Brightness Meter from the electronics marker to check whether the laptop is providing the maximum and minimum Nits of brightness according to the company’s claims or not.
How to check screen flicker on a laptop
- Go to the “Adjust Screen Brightness” option
- Take the slider to the right endpoint and set the maximum brightness level.
- Now keep dragging the slider very slowly to the left side and observe whether there is any flickering screen happening.
How to check Dead Pixel, Color Gamut, and Viewing Angle on a laptop
- Connect your laptop with a computer monitor with a VGA port using a VGA cable. The Latest Gen laptops already come equipped with Display and HDMI ports.
- After Connecting it with the monitor, right-click on your screen anywhere
- Now you will get various options; click on “Screen Resolution”.
- After that, you will see an option called the Display settings. Go there and set the “Multiple Display option” and change it to “Duplicate these displays.”
- Now you will get the same display and image on your laptop and the monitor.
- Observe your monitor and laptop screen side by side to check for any Dead pixels and Color Gamut mismatch.
- If you still don’t understand, use a colour meter to check additional colour gadgets.
- Watch the content on the laptop’s display from various ranges to check the laptop’s viewing angles.
So this was all about how to check brightness nits on a laptop. If you feel we have missed out on anything, feel free to let us know in the comments below!
That’s all, folks!
Alapan, Editor at Xombied and Techuda, is a biomechanical Engineer education-wise. But he wanted to go ahead with his life and pursue his career as both Gaming and Tech Reviewer. He is occasionally invited to host, plan and execute Gaming events with multiple brands. Apart from gaming, he loves playing guitar and singing along to the music.