On: Visual design rules you can safely follow

[Izkata]

If only everyone was consistent... which this post is making it clear they're not!

For a parallel, mplayer lets me adjust these and I use it often because video is just as inconsistent.

[carlosjobim → Izkata]

As I read the thread, the discussion is about reading text on a laptop or mobile screen. For that you need nothing else than brightness controls. And 100% black text on 100% white background is a good default and works well for all users.