lcd monitors and screensavers

[Tim Writer]

"Francois Ouellette" <fouellet-cpI+UMyWUv9BDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> writes:

> True!
> 
> With LCD monitors you want to save the backlight if it is so equipped.
> Showing a 3D maze or any other nonsense will not help!
> Use the "blank screen" and this should turn off the backlighting system.

Hmmm.  I read somewhere (I think in reference to my notebook) that the
backlight has a life measured in on/off cycles in, which case, you might want
to leave it on as long as the notebook is on.  Can anyone confirm or deny?

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