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xkeysc0re
1718 days ago
Not if you still have older CRT monitors or plasma screens.
Also login / lock screens are essentially just screen savers
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axiolite
1718 days ago
Screen blanking and DPMS power-off accomplish the same goals, with considerably less energy usage.
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floatingatoll
1718 days ago
Didn’t it used to be necessary to exercise the pixels to keep them from burning in, rather than just turning off the screen? Or is that a thing that started with plasma TVs.
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