Comments on: Why You Should Get Rid of Your Screen Saver http://www.interrupt19.com/2009/01/05/get-rid-of-your-screen-saver/ Combining OS X with your life. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:17:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve Ko http://www.interrupt19.com/2009/01/05/get-rid-of-your-screen-saver/comment-page-1/#comment-1190 Steve Ko Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:59:18 +0000 http://www.interrupt19.com/?p=152#comment-1190 If you are using Keynote, you do not need to use Caffeine to prevent the screen from dimming. Keynote will automatically keep the display awake when it is in presentation mode. DVD Player is smart about this as well. It won't allow the display to sleep while a movie is playing. The main use case for Caffeine is when you are watching streaming videos in your web browser (e.g. Hulu, Netflix streaming, or YouTube). If you are using Keynote, you do not need to use Caffeine to prevent the screen from dimming. Keynote will automatically keep the display awake when it is in presentation mode. DVD Player is smart about this as well. It won’t allow the display to sleep while a movie is playing.

The main use case for Caffeine is when you are watching streaming videos in your web browser (e.g. Hulu, Netflix streaming, or YouTube).

]]> By: Stanford Griffith http://www.interrupt19.com/2009/01/05/get-rid-of-your-screen-saver/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Stanford Griffith Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:50:06 +0000 http://www.interrupt19.com/?p=152#comment-476 Although I agree it's a good idea to just turn off your screen instead of running a screen saver, I have to disagree that LCD screens cannot develop "burn in." I have seen it many times working for different companies. Even the Apple Cinema Displays get burn in. In fact, my cousin's LCD screen has burn in from where he left up a map for weeks. CRTs were much worse, but an LCD can still have that horrible ghosting affect. Although I agree it’s a good idea to just turn off your screen instead of running a screen saver, I have to disagree that LCD screens cannot develop “burn in.” I have seen it many times working for different companies. Even the Apple Cinema Displays get burn in. In fact, my cousin’s LCD screen has burn in from where he left up a map for weeks.

CRTs were much worse, but an LCD can still have that horrible ghosting affect.

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