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Basic Black

Basic Black

screensaver that turns the screen black

Version:  3.0

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Disappointing

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Contributed by: Hannibal Fortune Sunday, July 16 2006 @ 07:36 PM PDT

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: Less than a month

Recommend Product: NO

This wasn't what I was looking for, but in all fairness, none of the "black screen" "screensavers" do what I want. Like the rest of them, what this really does is display a black image. The problem is that with LCDs, a black screen means the panel is sucking maximum power. Think about it, LCDs work by powering up pixels to block the backlight. In order to make the entire screen look black, every one of the millions of red, green and blue pixels has to be turned to full opacity. What I want is just the opposite -- minimum power use. Specifically, I already have Energy Saver set to put the screen to sleep after about five minutes of inactivity, but there are times when I know I'll be stepping away for a few hours, and I want the screen to sleep immediately (without having to change and later change back the Energy Saver setting or hitting the power switch on the monitor). Why can't somebody do that?   

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3 comments |

Disappointing - Monkeybread

I was looking into ways to do the direct power off, but I did not find a solution. If you find an API call to do that, I will build it in.

Gruß
Christian

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Tuesday, July 15 2008 @ 12:47 PM PDT


Disappointing - RJ PhotoVideo

Why don’t you click on the Blue Apple Icon and select SLEEP?

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Tuesday, July 15 2008 @ 09:43 PM PDT


Here's what you're looking for! - OregonRebel

Blackened Pixels (rated 5★) TURNS OFF the LCD:
  • http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/31918

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    Wednesday, July 16 2008 @ 07:32 AM PDT