Dell Inspiron 7000 monitor question

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I've set an old Dell Inspiron 7000 to work overnight non-stop. I don't want the
monitor/LCD to burn-in so I've put a small weight on the switch that seem to turn
the monitor off but leve computer running. The LCD appears to be totally black
but with color inspection I can faintly see Windows running programs.

I plan to leve it running for a week. Do I risk LCD burn'in?

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"Edward J. Neth" <ejn63@netscape.com> wrote in message
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> No. LCDs do not suffer from burn-in the way CRTs and plasma monitors do.
>
> "123" <bogus@mail.address.com> wrote in message
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>> I've set an old Dell Inspiron 7000 to work overnight non-stop. I don't
> want the
>> monitor/LCD to burn-in so I've put a small weight on the switch that seem
> to turn
>> the monitor off but leve computer running. The LCD appears to be totally
> black
>> but with color inspection I can faintly see Windows running programs.
>>
>> I plan to leve it running for a week. Do I risk LCD burn'in?
>
LCD *CAN* suffer from burn in
http://www.dslwebserver.com/main/f [...] -burn.html

Steve

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configure power options to "do nothing" when the lid is closed and set the
lcd to go off after a few minutes of inactivity. Then compile away.

"Nicholas Andrade" <SDNick484@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Edward J. Neth wrote:
>> No. LCDs do not suffer from burn-in the way CRTs and plasma monitors do.
>>
>> "123" <bogus@mail.address.com> wrote in message
>> news:t9i751p4e5v6i1b5anrn669t3nj5vkgq63@4ax.com...
>>
>>>I've set an old Dell Inspiron 7000 to work overnight non-stop. I don't
>>
>> want the
>>
>>>monitor/LCD to burn-in so I've put a small weight on the switch that seem
>>
>> to turn
>>
>>>the monitor off but leve computer running. The LCD appears to be totally
>>
>> black
>>
>>>but with color inspection I can faintly see Windows running programs.
>>>
>>>I plan to leve it running for a week. Do I risk LCD burn'in?
>>
>>
>>
> LCD's can burn in (that's why LCD TV's use grey bars, not black), but it's
> generally not a major concern (esp. LCD's used in laptops). To the
> original poster, if you're running Windows, there's a way to turn off the
> monitor via software (Control Panel -> Power Options -> Turn Monitor Off
> After X Mins). Personally I beleive this is a major design flaw on Dell
> laptops (I run Gentoo Linux and can get a significan boost in battery time
> if I compiled things with the LCD off).