-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Screensavers, still a must?
- From: "bookworm54 tds.net" <bookworm54@xxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 18:20:59 -0400
Not needed anymore, just eye candy. If you can't spare the RAM, skip having
one.
Jo Ann
On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 4:10 AM, Glenn Folkvord <glenn@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey gang,
>
> I've bought myself a new flatscreen monitor, since my old CRT was about to
> die. I ended up with an affordable Benq 22" screen, looks and operates just
> nice.
>
> However, are screensavers still necessary to run? Back in the 90s I was
> taught that screensavers prevented "pixel burn" or pixel death but
> obviously
> it's another game now, with LCD screens in their umpteenth generation.
>
> Do I still need to run screensavers? They just slow down my already
> sluggish
> computer. If LCDs should not be static over long period of time, maybe I
> can
> switch it off over night in stead (my computer chews on stuff over night).
>
> glenn
>
>
>
>
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