Dim Screen While Ipod Connected

Hey, are you guys getting this wierd thing happen with the new 1.2 firmware? whenever my ipod is attached to my computer, the screen goes bright (normal) then goes to like half dim (never seen b4) instead of completly black which it usually does. is it supposed to do that? cause i dont want the screen half dim all the time cause I dont want to burn out the LCD any faster then i have to.. is there a way to make it go back to just going black after i plug it in again? thanks

Do you think my fears about shortening the screen's
life are founded; I'd like very much to be wrong
about that.
My understanding is that the backlight on these iPods are LED. LED's are known to burn non-stop for years. That is what they use in those fancy digital signs you see now days. I also have LED side marker lights on my company van and I travel a lot at night and in the evenings. My van is a 1997 model and I have YET to replace any of those LED lights. So, I just don't think you have anything to worry about by it being on as you are syncing your iPod. In fact you continue to charge it without it being connected to iTunes by simply ejecting it. When you do this the backlight goes off and it still charging.
You know I've never seen a post, though I honestly haven't search where anyone has had their backlight just burn out. I've seen post where people have smashed the LCD.
I am just going to enjoy mine and not worry about it. If Apple had concerns about this issue, I am sure they wouldn't have made this change. For the most part during the day as I am traveling my backlight is off, so the amount of time it is on even with it being on during syncing is pretty minimal if you think about it.

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