Windows 8.1 Tablet Screen Timeout

I recently purchased a new Windows tablet hybrid. Specifically, this one:

http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/series/aspireswitch10

For reasons that simply escape me, this thing shuts off the screen after like 1 or 2 minutes regardless of what I set in the Power Plan Settings. Is there a magical setting that I need to adjust in order to make the screen timeout less frequently? As a slow reader, it's frustrating when the darn things shuts off the screen in the middle of a paragraph!
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käµfm³d   👽Asked:
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JohnBusiness Consultant (Owner)Commented:
First, for Windows, make sure there is no screen saver and that you have double checked Turn off the Display is set to a long time.

Second, look in the BIOS to see if there is a setting to turn off the screen.

Third, ask the supplier to take it back. The screen should remain on as long as you are using it regardless of the Turn Display off value.
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Michael DyerSenior Systems Support AnalystCommented:
I think this sounds like a hardware issue - I'd return that unit for a replacement.  It has to be under warranty.
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käµfm³d 👽Author Commented:
I bought it at Costco, so I'm sure they'll replace it its defective.

So my screensaver was set to "None", and it had a value of 1 minute. All my previous experience with Windows tells me that this would suffice. However, leaving it a "None" and bumping the timeout up to 10 mins seems to have cleared it up. Weird.

Thanks!
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JohnBusiness Consultant (Owner)Commented:
@käµfm³d  - Thanks for the update and I am glad that settings fixed it in the end.
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