Re: Screen saver in LCD Monitor

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).

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" <vze23tnc@verizon.net> ???
news:e0vJa.12621$lU1.10208@nwrddc04.gnilink.net ???...
> 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).
>

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" <lieut48@sinaman.com> wrote in message
news:bd7306$alu1@imsp212.netvigator.com...
> I think the screen saver will help to reduce the damage to CRT
monitor
> if the monitor has to be switched on for a longer time. The
mechanism
> behind
> the formation of images on a LCD monitor is completely different.
Would the
> screen saver still help the LCD monitor if I have to let the LCD
monitor on
> for
> a longer time?
>
> "Cyde Weys" <vze23tnc@verizon.net> ???
> news:e0vJa.12621$lU1.10208@nwrddc04.gnilink.net ???...
> > 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).
> >
>
>

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
news:b3LJa.266668$3C2.7684776@news3.calgary.shaw.ca ¤¤¼¶¼g...
> With LCD, you are saving the backlight bulb... They don't last
> forever!
>
> Still, the BEST screen saver is to turn the monitor OFF when you walk
> away from the PC.
>
> "Lieut" <lieut48@sinaman.com> wrote in message
> news:bd7306$alu1@imsp212.netvigator.com...
> > 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" <vze23tnc@verizon.net> ???
> > news:e0vJa.12621$lU1.10208@nwrddc04.gnilink.net ???...
> > > 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).
> > >
> >
> >
>
>