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fliptw
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by fliptw Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:21 am
Should I turn on standby mode for my LCD monitor after X mins?
Grendel
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by Grendel Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:28 am
I wouldn't -- most stress for the backlight are power cycles.
fliptw
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by fliptw Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:38 pm
on that note, does anyone know of any decent free 3d screensavers, that don't run like crack on speed on high-end hardware?
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by Grendel Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:17 pm
This one works
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by Krom Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:45 pm
If I were to use a screen saver on a LCD, it would either be the Windows XP screen saver, or a blank screen. Because odds are I wont be there to see it, and if it shows nothing and does nothing, then the PC is using less power to do it.
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by Zantor Sun Apr 09, 2006 3:15 pm
fliptw wrote: Should I turn on standby mode for my LCD monitor after X mins?
I would recommend it, for it would help save life of the white light (back light). In general, it will help to prolong the life of the monitor.
JMEaT
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by JMEaT Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:39 am
Zangarath wrote: fliptw wrote: Should I turn on standby mode for my LCD monitor after X mins?
I would recommend it, for it would help save life of the white light (back light). In general, it will help to prolong the life of the monitor.
I do this as well.
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by Vindicator Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:32 am
fliptw wrote: on that note, does anyone know of any decent free 3d screensavers, that don't run like crack on speed on high-end hardware?
http://www.reallyslick.com/index.html (I recommend Euphoria)
