Comments on: PC Screensaver Analogy

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:25:37 +0000

Just more people coming on ghacks not knowing what they’re talking about.

Burn in with an LCD *is* very possible – in fact, I just dealt with the whole “Start” bar (and even a very FAINT bracket from the “Virtual Desktop” area in Linux) being burned into my Samsung SyncMaster 150MP. True, it may take a while longer than a CRT, but LCD burn-in IS a very real danger – which could be very expensive.

Thankfully, I’ve found a couple apps here and there that will help to reduce/repair LCD damage – it turns your monitor’s pixels and subpixels (red, green, blue) on and off at a VERY fast rate – there are more technical details as to what this does and how it works on Google and at the authors’ website(s) – http://www.jscreenfix.com/basic.php (This is a Java applet, you MUST make it fullscreen to work) – http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-Stuck-Pixel-on-an-LCD-Monitor – this link provides all sorts of information and different “fixes” to try.

Please note: I am not affiliated with any of these websites, including ghacks – my opinion is my own, formed from various instances of trial and error, research online, and personal experience – if you don’t like it, tough, don’t read it.

By: Analogy: Neat Screensaver for Windows & Mac Users

Analogy: Neat Screensaver for Windows & Mac Users — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:20:23 +0000

[...] browsing the web the other day I came across a post on gHacks about a screensaver called Analogy that combines an analog & digital clock to create a very [...]

By: Howard

Howard — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:24:34 +0000

It isn’t true that LCDs don’t burn in…I’ve seen a ViewSonic LCD TV burn in quite badly when used as a PC monitor. Fortunately, if the LCD is turned off for a while, the “burn in” effect fades.

By: Techno Hive » A typographic clock screensaver Analogy

Techno Hive » A typographic clock screensaver Analogy — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:39:42 +0000

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By: dalda

dalda — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:36:21 +0000

a commercial utility that can turn monitor off instantly without waiting for power management settings to do the job at http://www.monitoroff.com

By: Olly

Olly — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:49:43 +0000

Shouldn’t that be “screensaver eulogy” ?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:09:43 +0000

I concur with David.

Recently at a conference center, I saw an LCD flicking back and forth between two screens.

Clearly visible when not displayed was the burn that one image had created.

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:48:31 +0000

I think the received wisdom about TFT/LCD screens not being susceptible to burn in is wrong. When I drop to a full-screen single tone background I can see a thin grey line running across the top of my screen, this coincides precisely with the bottom of the window bar in Firefox or any other application that I tend to run maximised. Now, I have at least one window maximised most of each and every day and I work so hard that a screensaver would never get a chance to kick in…