dark monitor

My monitor always seems very dark when watching DVDs or sci fi downloads. I've looked through the software utilities for gamma control but
1) I'm not sure how to use them and
2) I'm not sure this is my problem
I downloaded Dark Adapted from majorgeeks but the default seems to be full brightness and any adjustments I make (it seems to me) would just make things darker.


I have an Nvidia GeForce3 Ti-2000 card and I'm using an NCD monitor. The brightness and contrast are set to maximum. I'm using the maximum no of colors at a 1024x768 resolution. I'm running windows xp.

Any ideas?

 

yeah, dvd's and sci fi shows tend to be darker than most other shows... dunno why. anyway, start up your favorite sci-fi show such as star trek. then right click on your desktop and go to properties. then go to settings. from there, click on the 'advanced' button. then go to the geforce tab. from there (assuming you have the latest drivers), click on "color correction" on the new popup pane on the left. on the top left of the main window, select "overlay/vmr" from the drop down box, then you can adjust the brightness. as you adjust the brightness, the video and only the video will have the brightness adjusted. find your favorite setting, apply, and you should be done.