Monitor brightness issues

I recently picked up a monitor that’s so blindingly bright it actually gives me eye strain after just a little while. Even when I crank the brightness down to the absolute minimum and toggle the Energy Star mode, it doesn't do squat.

The monitor is a Dell Inspiron Monitor

On some websites, they even go as far as calling it an 'Apple Studio Display'! If I had known the screen was going to be this aggressive, I wouldn't have touched it. Honestly, staring at some of my old monitors is easier on my eyes than this thing. It’s a massive nuisance. I want to know: as a consumer, do I have the right to return a product like this if it's literally messing with my health and causing eye strain?

I mean, have you actually gone through every single picture setting listed in the manual?

I used to have this little utility app—can't recall the name now—to deal with screen glare since I’m usually grinding away at my PC until the early hours...
It would be a hell of a lot easier if I could just dim the brightness like I do on my laptop, but hey—you just make do with what you've got. 😁

Joshua Garcia3 said:Are you absolutely sure you went through every single picture setting listed in the manual?

Yeah, I did. I dropped the brightness to 10%, messed with the contrast, gamma, and color temp (set it to warm), and even flipped it over to Energy Star mode, but the thing is still way too bright.

Benjamin King2 said:http://justgetflux.com/

Alright, thanks. I'll give that software a shot. Still, I think I’m going to have to pick up a new monitor regardless. If anyone has a solid recommendation, I'm all ears.

Before this one, I was using a Sony LCD (4:3) and it was actually pretty decent. Fine for watching stuff. Honestly, I'd still be using it if the screen hadn't died on me. :-(

Honestly, you’re better off just heading down to Best Buy and checking out the monitors they have on display in person.

It seems like that’s just the standard for all these new monitors nowadays.