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<blockquote data-quote="Larzon" data-source="post: 657872" data-attributes="member: 101335"><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /> Totally cool. I was not aware of this.Here is how I have mine set up... really simple.Method #1The Windows slideshow screen saver is set to start after 1 minute of inactivity. (You can use any other screensaver if you don't have pictures on machine.)You can start music playing in MePo, and 1 minute later the slideshow starts.BTW Make sure the Welcome screen is disabled, that way you can just press a remote button to see MePo again. (Or you could enable Welcome screen if you don't want kids messing with system.)Method #2An alternate method, which works on my plasma TV but not my LCD monitor, is to keep Windows screen saver on slideshow but at the normal time setting (say 5 minutes).In MePo config &gt; General &gt; Screensaverenable the Idle timer for, say, 30 seconds,and check Blank the screen.On the TV this causes the Windows screensaver to start after 30 seconds. I think this works because the computer cannot blank the screen in the way it does with a computer monitor. Anyhow, it works. Benefit on this method is your screen saver delay during other activities (such as web browsing) remains at normal (5 minutes).Disadvantage of these methods is adjusting volume will cause interruption of slideshow until another minute elapses.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Larzon, post: 657872, member: 101335"] :cool: Totally cool. I was not aware of this. Here is how I have mine set up... really simple. [B]Method #1[/B] The Windows slideshow screen saver is set to start after 1 minute of inactivity. (You can use any other screensaver if you don't have pictures on machine.) You can start music playing in MePo, and 1 minute later the slideshow starts. BTW Make sure the Welcome screen is disabled, that way you can just press a remote button to see MePo again. (Or you could enable Welcome screen if you don't want kids messing with system.) [B]Method #2[/B] An alternate method, which works on my plasma TV but [I]not[/I] my LCD monitor, is to keep Windows screen saver on slideshow but at the normal time setting (say 5 minutes). In MePo config > General > Screensaver enable the [I]Idle timer[/I] for, say, 30 seconds, and check [I]Blank the screen[/I]. On the TV this causes the Windows screensaver to start after 30 seconds. I think this works because the computer cannot blank the screen in the way it does with a computer monitor. Anyhow, it works. Benefit on this method is your screen saver delay during other activities (such as web browsing) remains at normal (5 minutes). Disadvantage of these methods is adjusting volume will cause interruption of slideshow until another minute elapses. [/QUOTE]

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