Image Dark on a PC

Hi, I have a Mac Book Pro and I use Final Cut Pro to edit
video for our newspaper's website. Several people with older PC
monitors claim my videos are too dark. They look fine on my screen.
I know that PC monitors tend to be darker while Macs are brighter.
Can anyone recommend settings in Flash or outputting from FCP to
resolve the darkness issue on a PC? I know cleaner has controls to
lighten the image for a PC but I don't know if flash has this.
Thanks.

janeklaw wrote:
I watch Showtime Anytime over the internet on a PC desktop and the screen image is so dark that I can barely see the images. Is there an adjustment I can make to lighten the screen?You should be able to go into the monitor's settings and adjust the contract, brightness and sharpness.... What brand and model Monitor are you using?

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