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<blockquote data-quote="HTPCSourcer" data-source="post: 416480" data-attributes="member: 74879">Salut tourettes,As the OP I would like to focus the discussion a little bit down to the real issues. Fency stuff like animated screens can be nice, however, I am personally driven by two things only:1. A visible picture on a 52&quot; plasma screen consumes a lot of electricity. There is significant saving potential if the screen is blanked.2. A static picture is a risk for the plasma screen - regardless of what the marketing guys try to make you believeIn a nutshell: I don't need the super-nice screensaver but would be more than happy if a paused TV was interpreted&nbsp; in the same way as for example playing music (where the screen is blanked after a while). I believe that this could be set up without major programming, but of course I have no clue to what extent new coding would be needed.Regards, HTPC_Sourcer</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HTPCSourcer, post: 416480, member: 74879"] Salut tourettes, As the OP I would like to focus the discussion a little bit down to the real issues. Fency stuff like animated screens can be nice, however, I am personally driven by two things only: 1. A visible picture on a 52" plasma screen consumes a lot of electricity. There is significant saving potential if the screen is blanked. 2. A static picture is a risk for the plasma screen - regardless of what the marketing guys try to make you believe In a nutshell: I don't need the super-nice screensaver but would be more than happy if a paused TV was interpreted in the same way as for example playing music (where the screen is blanked after a while). I believe that this could be set up without major programming, but of course I have no clue to what extent new coding would be needed. Regards, HTPC_Sourcer [/QUOTE]

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