Can the contrast be decreased below normal?

Hi,
Just got a 13" MacBook and the display seems to have too much contrast (everything looks like it's coming up in bold, especially in areas where white is printed on blue, or with smaller fonts). Have adjusted the contrast slider down to normal, but it's still hard on the eyes. Have also played around with the brightness without solving the problem. Tried calibrating the colors, but didn't really understand what the expert settings meant and just wound up making things worse, and the non-expert settings didn't do anything.
Any ideas will be much appreciated. Many thanks in advance.
13" 2 ghz MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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