Display automatically dims after a minute or so

Hi,
My display dims after a couple of minutes of inactivity which can be quite annoying if you are viewing a movie etc, I cant find the setting which controls this, any clues people
J

Try System Preferences > Energy Saver.
If 'System Preferences' is not in your Dock you should find it in /Applications.
Andreas

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