It's good to know this is something called "persistence" and will go
away with time, as compared to permanent burn-in. I've already seen
some of the cloudy "persistence" disappear, however the lines that
look like horizontal scratches are back. This is probably due to the
fact that I run Safari 99% of the time I'm on the computer. To be
fair, I can't just blame Safari. Anything with these strait lines is
causing the "persistence" problem. The Mail app is also causing some
of it. I find it odd however that this just started happening within
the last couple of weeks. For a good 5 months, using the computer the
same as I do now, I never had this problem. It was an all of a sudden
type deal that it started showing up.
As to your observation, yes I'm one of those who keep their computer
on 24/7. A couple of reasons for this, mostly selfish. I like watching
the screen saver when I'm not actually working on the computer. They
are mostly pictures I took and I like seeing them. On a side note, I
also discovered how cool and cheap it is to have Vista Print make
calendars out of my pictures. But you can only have so many calendars
around. I'm also running out of space for large prints on my walls. So
the computer screen saver is great. The other reason for keeping it on
24/7 is I hate the amount of time it takes for the thing to start.
Like I said, a purely selfish reason. And yes I do keep on a couple of
my TVs 24/7 as well. A couple of reasons for that as well. I like the
background noise. Silence annoys the hell out of me. The other reason,
and this may be a weak justification, it's cheaper keeping the TVs on
then it is for a monthly contract with a security company. A TV
playing makes most people think someone is here. I don't own a car
anymore so that saves money on the idle $s.
Jeff Miles
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On Nov 16, 2009, at 5:09 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 7:00 AM, John Duncan Yoyo
<johnduncany...@gmail.com> wrote:
Apple support
recommends this method-quick version replace your screen saver
image with an
all white one.
Personally, I recommend a totally blank, black screen, commonly
referred to as "screen blanking." Any other form of screen saving is
not really "saving" anything. It may work to avoid so-called
"persistence," but will continue to age the screen prematurely.
Nothing wrong with letting the computer and hard drives go to sleep
either, in my humble opinion. They need some rest too, just like you.
I realize that there are plenty of folks who, for whatever reason,
want to keep their personal computers fully running on all cylinders
at all times, never turning anything off or allowing any components go
to "sleep" ever. Do these folks leave their cars idling overnight?
TV always turned on 24 hours a day?
Steve
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