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Screensavers are now obsolete?!?!

Hey there, this may be a stupid question, but what is the purpose of screensavers anymore?

I thought they were used to prevent burn in images on screens from happening, and also to prolong the pixel life on LCD monitors so they are constantly changing rather than being stuck displaying one color.

Is there any disadvantage of turning off the screensaver and just leaving your computer monitor(s) on all the time, if power consumption was not an issue?

Looking for some clarification on this thanks.

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steve07x

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Alright, so I can leave my blank desktop up for 12 hour sessions unlocked, since no one is going to access it, and it will not destroy the pixels in the monitor?

And before you ask why I dont just shut it off 1)i have things downloading and
2)i have server apps (ftp,telnet) that need to be up

steve07x

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Thanks for all the responses, dont know which one is the best since they are all right! xD

steve07x

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The great appeal of EE is the fact that I can think of something thats kinda trivial and will irk me all day but relieve it once I rush to the comp and ask away :P

getperkin2

They shouldn't call them screen savers anymore. They should call them screen shows or something. I like to let my pictures do a slide show. I rarely turn my machine off. I just put it in standby.