I've been following this thread, and I just ordered a Dell Inspiron E1505.
When I first got it, the same dim display was noticed and when plugged in,
nice and bright. On mine, to the right of the left Ctrl key is a "Fn" button
with blue letters. When pressed the display brightness can be adjusted with
the up/down arrow keys. Perhaps Gateway has the same ability. Now I can see
the display even on battery power in bright daylight. This is helpful since
I use it solely for the purpose of media source for a rather hefty DJ
service.

Just a thought, HTH!

Dean Kiley

> > >On 20 Sep 2006 at 21:13, Bob Lendrim wrote:
> > >
> > >> I use a P3 notebook computer with GPS input for navigation purposes.
> > >> The LCD screen brightness limits it's useability. Does anyone know of
> > >> another type, or a brighter display that I could attach and mount for
> > >> use in a car and boat for daylight use ?
> > >
> > >  I notice that the screen of my laptop goes noticeably brighter when
> I'm
> >on
> > >external power than when I'm on battery.  Have you already tried
> powering
> > >the laptop from the vehicle instead of its own battery?
> > >
> > >David Gillett

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