How's the lifetime of the backlight tube? If the image is always on the
same location, will it damage the color dot on the panel.
? Thanks.
"Some One" <postmaster@127.0.0.1> ¦b¶l¥ó
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> With LCD, you are saving the backlight bulb... They don't last
> forever!
>
> Still, the BEST screen saver is to turn the monitor OFF when you walk
> away from the PC.
>
> "Lieut" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bd7306$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I think the screen saver will help to reduce the damage to CRT
> monitor
> > if the monitor has to be switched on for a longer time. The
> mechanism
> > behind
> > the formation of images on a LCD monitor is completely different.
> Would the
> > screen saver still help the LCD monitor if I have to let the LCD
> monitor on
> > for
> > a longer time?
> >
> > "Cyde Weys" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???
> > news:e0vJa.12621$(E-Mail Removed) ???...
> > > Günther De Vogelaere wrote:
> > > >>Screen savers are of no benefit to any reasonably modern
> monitor,
> > > >>LCD or CRT. Their only (optional) use is to password access to
> > > >>your running system and/or advertising. The OS power saving
> > > >>provisions are of much greater use - configure them to put your
> > > >>CRT in power-saving mode (and thus blacked out) after an
> > > >>appropriate time.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yes, and allowing the monitor to shut itself down will prevent
> usage of
> > the
> > > > backlight of your lcd-monitor. So you are better off to use the
> > > > auto-powerdown features of your system then a screensaver.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Isn't this something that can be done on the same screen as the
> "Select
> > > Screensaver" screen? I don't bother with screensavers - I set up
> my
> > > system to turn the monitor off after 10 minutes of inactivity (the
> whole
> > > screen goes dark, the only power getting used is to keep the amber
> LED
> > lit).
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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