1. A method for reducing power consumption of a display, the method comprising: determining a first maximum pixel brightness value for a first frame of pixels by examining individual pixel values of the first frame; calculating a first scale factor as a function of the first maximum pixel brightness value for the first frame; dimming backlighting of the display by the first scale factor after sending the first frame of pixels to the display; receiving a second frame of pixels to be displayed on the display subsequent to the first frame of pixels; calculating a second scale factor based on the first maximum pixel brightness value for the first frame; and increasing brightness values of the pixels of the second frame of pixels by the second scale factor to generate boosted pixel values for the second frame; and sending the boosted pixel values to the display.