Screen Savers - Do they serve any purpose anymore?
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Hi All As I understand it screen savers were developed primarily to protect early model monitors from having a stationery image etched into the screen. Was that a myth? Does anyone know whether screen savers still serve that kind of purpose in protecting today's screen displays (monitors, LCD, etc)? Regards Jeremy
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Hi All As I understand it screen savers were developed primarily to protect early model monitors from having a stationery image etched into the screen. Was that a myth? Does anyone know whether screen savers still serve that kind of purpose in protecting today's screen displays (monitors, LCD, etc)? Regards Jeremy
JSadleir wrote:
Does anyone know whether screen savers still serve that kind of purpose in protecting today's screen displays
Definitely. At my last job, there was a plasma display in a conference room that had some window title bar images burned into it. :doh:
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JSadleir wrote:
Does anyone know whether screen savers still serve that kind of purpose in protecting today's screen displays
Definitely. At my last job, there was a plasma display in a conference room that had some window title bar images burned into it. :doh:
--Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | PimpFish | CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ VB > soccer
Thats a classic. Seen that as well. Meeting takes place, data is presented (Excel / Powerpoint / etc.) and when they leave for lunch, they leave everything turned on, on full brightness, with no screensaver. At my former school, you still can read last years grades in one of the tech-labs, where the teachers had their grading conference. Cheers, Sebastian -- Contra vim mortem non est medicamen in hortem.
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Hi All As I understand it screen savers were developed primarily to protect early model monitors from having a stationery image etched into the screen. Was that a myth? Does anyone know whether screen savers still serve that kind of purpose in protecting today's screen displays (monitors, LCD, etc)? Regards Jeremy
Security mostly. We don't have children, but at home when friends visit with children I always turn on the password protected screen saver. Also some people have cats that run amok over the keyboard so they set a screen saver for the same purpose. In an office it could be useful for the same purpose.
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Thats a classic. Seen that as well. Meeting takes place, data is presented (Excel / Powerpoint / etc.) and when they leave for lunch, they leave everything turned on, on full brightness, with no screensaver. At my former school, you still can read last years grades in one of the tech-labs, where the teachers had their grading conference. Cheers, Sebastian -- Contra vim mortem non est medicamen in hortem.