screen saver vs turn off monitor setting for LCD monitor
 

I have a Samsung 17 " SyncMaster 174v monitor. Even with a very low
brightness level when I use a blank screen screensaver setting, when the
computer goes into screensaver mode, there is a very noticeable glow on the
screen. By comparison if I use the turn off monitor setting and set it for a
short time like 1 or 2 minutes when it turns off, the screen goes completely
black with no visible glow at all. Is it therefore better to use the turn
off monitor setting after a minute or two rather than using the screensaver
with blank screen setting for the same time interval ? Is the some kind of
strain on the monitor when using the turn off monitor setting. By contrast
is there some kind screen burning/dulling by the persistant glow when using
the blank screen screensaver setting ?

"dave" wrote in message
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I have a Samsung 17 " SyncMaster 174v monitor. Even with a very low
brightness level when I use a blank screen screensaver setting, when the
computer goes into screensaver mode, there is a very noticeable glow on
the
screen. By comparison if I use the turn off monitor setting and set it for
a
short time like 1 or 2 minutes when it turns off, the screen goes
completely
black with no visible glow at all. Is it therefore better to use the turn
off monitor setting after a minute or two rather than using the
screensaver
with blank screen setting for the same time interval ? Is the some kind of
strain on the monitor when using the turn off monitor setting. By contrast
is there some kind screen burning/dulling by the persistant glow when
using
the blank screen screensaver setting ?

If the monitor is merely going black, vs. powering down you are wearing out
the most vulnerable portion of the monitor -- the backlight. I would
certainly use the power down function. But I wouldn't do it with a 1 or 2
minute timout since that will result (at least it would on any of my
computers) in repeated startups at short intervals which seem more likely to
be damaging to the lamps and inverters which drive them. Shutting down after
maybe 15-30 minutes seems more reasonable to me.
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]

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Thanks ! If I understand correctly, you mean I should use:

Display properties
Screen Saver:
None
Power Option Properties
Power Schemes
Turn Off Monitor fter 15-30 Mins

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"dave" wrote in message
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I have a Samsung 17 " SyncMaster 174v monitor. Even with a very low
brightness level when I use a blank screen screensaver setting, when the
computer goes into screensaver mode, there is a very noticeable glow on
the
screen. By comparison if I use the turn off monitor setting and set it
for
a
short time like 1 or 2 minutes when it turns off, the screen goes
completely
black with no visible glow at all. Is it therefore better to use the
turn
off monitor setting after a minute or two rather than using the
screensaver
with blank screen setting for the same time interval ? Is the some kind
of
strain on the monitor when using the turn off monitor setting. By
contrast
is there some kind screen burning/dulling by the persistant glow when
using
the blank screen screensaver setting ?

If the monitor is merely going black, vs. powering down you are wearing
out
the most vulnerable portion of the monitor -- the backlight. I would
certainly use the power down function. But I wouldn't do it with a 1 or 2
minute timout since that will result (at least it would on any of my
computers) in repeated startups at short intervals which seem more likely
to
be damaging to the lamps and inverters which drive them. Shutting down
after
maybe 15-30 minutes seems more reasonable to me.
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]

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"dave" wrote in message
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Thanks ! If I understand correctly, you mean I should use:

Display properties
Screen Saver:
None
Power Option Properties
Power Schemes
Turn Off Monitor fter 15-30 Mins

Yes. That should do it. Or, if you wanted to have the screen blanked earlier
for some reason (to avoid snoopers?) but wanted to avoid too-frequent power
cycling you could set the screensaver to blank the screen in a shorter time
and use the "Turn Off Monitor" power setting to actually turn if off after a
suitably longer wait.
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]

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Thanks again !
"John McGaw" wrote in message
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"dave" wrote in message
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Thanks ! If I understand correctly, you mean I should use:

Display properties
Screen Saver:
None
Power Option Properties
Power Schemes
Turn Off Monitor fter 15-30 Mins

Yes. That should do it. Or, if you wanted to have the screen blanked
earlier
for some reason (to avoid snoopers?) but wanted to avoid too-frequent
power
cycling you could set the screensaver to blank the screen in a shorter
time
and use the "Turn Off Monitor" power setting to actually turn if off after
a
suitably longer wait.
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]

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reply in group or through my website:
http://johnmcgaw.com