Why Screen Savers Are No Longer Necessary

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Post by bubbab » Sat, Apr 09, 2022, 12:47 AM UTC

Why Screen Savers Are No Longer Necessary
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Re: Why Screen Savers Are No Longer Necessary

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Post by bitxbitxbitcoin » Sat, Apr 09, 2022, 1:33 AM UTC

Did this come of a research rabbit hole prompted by the missed Jeopardy question last night?

Re: Why Screen Savers Are No Longer Necessary

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Post by hotpotamus » Sat, Apr 09, 2022, 1:41 AM UTC

Ironically, this article seems out of date. OLEDs can suffer from burn in so why not play it safe?

Re: Why Screen Savers Are No Longer Necessary

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Post by theandrewbailey » Sat, Apr 09, 2022, 2:15 AM UTC

hotpotamus wrote: post #3

Ironically, this article seems out of date. OLEDs can suffer from burn in so why not play it safe?

Why not keep turning it off to save on the electric bill?

Re: Why Screen Savers Are No Longer Necessary

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Post by hotpotamus » Sat, Apr 09, 2022, 2:26 AM UTC

theandrewbailey wrote: post #4

hotpotamus wrote: post #3

Ironically, this article seems out of date. OLEDs can suffer from burn in so why not play it safe?

Why not keep turning it off to save on the electric bill?

Can't hurt but OLEDs sip power anyway so the bill difference would be de minimus.