LCDs and screen saver question

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Wedge

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I never used a screen saver on my CRT because I had the power set to turn it off after 20 minutes of inactivity. But using the same power settings for my new LCD just causes a screen saver type of thing to appear. It is a small box that jumps around. Why is this? Can't the signal just drop like it did with my CRT and eliminate the potential for a screen burn-in?
 
Sounds like the LCD isn't set to go to sleep when it looses the signal from your pc. Check the settings inside the monitor (i.e., not windows) and see if there is a setting for this. I know an old 15" LCD I had you could set it to where the monitor would stay on even with no signal and all it would do is show "No Signal" on the screen.
 
That was the problem. Many thanks.

On the w2408h it is called "power saver". In XP, I set the video signal to drop after 1 minute in order to test it out. Sure enough, after 1 minute of inactivity, the signal drops and the monitor message shows "monitor going to sleep". The monitor goes inactive. Movement of the mouse wakes it.
 
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