24" imac screen too bright!!!

i Turned down the brightness as low as it can go, but it is still the brightess thing i ever saw! and it is hurting my eyes. Is there anything else i can do to stop that bright light from killing my eyes?

Thank you! I got a 24" iMac 2 wks ago and have been suffering eye, neck and back strain ever since. I'll try the above suggestions for the brightness. But the inability to lower the monitor to an ergonomically correct position is a serious oversight on Apple's part. I'm debating taking a saw to my very nice computer desk.

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I would like to thank Lenn and Dennis for your suggestions, all of which I have now tried. I've taken so long to respond because I wanted to wait 24 hours - and another night - to see if one is better than another. Changing the screen profile made a very small difference, and at first Brightness seemed to do a better job, but the overall winner in terms of flexibility is undoubtedly Shades, which I'm using right now.
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A comparatively new forum member - tysohsg - posted details (on the iMac forum) of a free program called "Shades" which gives fine tuning right down to complete black.
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http://www.charcoaldesign.co.uk/shades
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Hello,
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Of course the local retailer you can speak to face-to-face about your requirements and return it for support in the very unlikely event you have any issues. The online store may well be a very little cheaper and will probably have better build-to-order option.
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