Screensavers: Do they really save your screen?

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Eric wrote:
>
> I was wondering that in this day and age of technology, do the
> screensavers that you can buy from various service providers... do they
> really "save" your screen? I remember in the old days when you could
> get screen burn from some image or text being displayed on a moniter for
> too long.
>
> I am mainly refering to the "candy bar" style phones... not the flip
> models where the screen turns off when you close the flip. Has anyone
> experienced screen burn on any newer model of phone in the last couple
> of years?
>
> Eric

LCDs don't exhibit the same "burn-in" that CRTs do.

Your screensavers's doing nothing more than providing (simple) entertainment.

Larry

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i second that...and still i use them...


Gambit
On Sat, 29 May 2004 05:27:58 GMT, "rlsusenet@NOSPAMPUHLEEZschnapp.org"
<NoSuchPerson@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>Lawrence Glasser wrote:
>> Eric wrote:
>>> I was wondering that in this day and age of technology, do the
>>> screensavers that you can buy from various service providers... do they
>>> really "save" your screen? I remember in the old days when you could
>>> get screen burn from some image or text being displayed on a moniter for
>>> too long.
>>> I am mainly refering to the "candy bar" style phones... not the flip
>>> models where the screen turns off when you close the flip. Has anyone
>>> experienced screen burn on any newer model of phone in the last couple
>>> of years?
>>> Eric
>> LCDs don't exhibit the same "burn-in" that CRTs do.
>> Your screensavers's doing nothing more than providing (simple) entertainment.
>...and running down your battery, of course.
>In general, screensavers haven't served any purpose (other than
>entertainment and support of utility companies), even on CRTs, for at
>least the last decade.