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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1263143" data-attributes="member: 141969">I am curious what the requirement is here. Do you sit down when you have 5-10 minutes to spare and watch the random pictures displayed by the screen saver? Or is the purpose merely to display something that will prevent damage to the screen when you are listening to music or the radio, or when you are out of the room for 10-15 minutes with no video playing?On my MP1 system I have the MP1 blank screen saver set up to activate after one minute, which it does if I am listening to music or the radio, or I leave the HTPC displaying an MP panel.My TV is a Sony, which has various &quot;screen modes&quot;. These are simply pre-defined collections of settings, and some of the screen modes switch the LEDs off when a blank screen is displayed. On the Sony, switching the LEDs off reduces power consumption by about 20 watts, and may also extend the life of the LEDs. It is necessary to control the audio volume by a separate audio amplifier (otherwise every time that you adjust the volume when listening to music or the radio causes the MP panel to re-appear and display for one minute before the screen saver activates again).So, in these days of &quot;climate extinction&quot;, is a slideshow screen saver needed?&nbsp; (Obviously a slideshow capability is needed in a media center, but is a slideshow screen saver needed?)-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1263143, member: 141969"] I am curious what the requirement is here. Do you sit down when you have 5-10 minutes to spare and watch the random pictures displayed by the screen saver? Or is the purpose merely to display something that will prevent damage to the screen when you are listening to music or the radio, or when you are out of the room for 10-15 minutes with no video playing? On my MP1 system I have the MP1 blank screen saver set up to activate after one minute, which it does if I am listening to music or the radio, or I leave the HTPC displaying an MP panel. My TV is a Sony, which has various "screen modes". These are simply pre-defined collections of settings, and some of the screen modes switch the LEDs off when a blank screen is displayed. On the Sony, switching the LEDs off reduces power consumption by about 20 watts, and may also extend the life of the LEDs. It is necessary to control the audio volume by a separate audio amplifier (otherwise every time that you adjust the volume when listening to music or the radio causes the MP panel to re-appear and display for one minute before the screen saver activates again). So, in these days of "climate extinction", is a slideshow screen saver needed? (Obviously a slideshow capability is needed in a media center, but is a [i]slideshow screen saver[/i] needed?) -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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