Screen Savers Don't Save $

[longknife]

I simply turn off the monitor when I'm not going to use my PC. Not sure? Read the piece @ A third of people believe screen savers cut PC energy use - Telegraph

 

[Chuckt]

They interfere with backups.

 

[kwc57]

Cut power use and money? They are called a screen "saver" for a reason. It was to keep from burning an image into the tube if something was left displayed for extended periods of time. A screensaver is still using power when it is on.

 

[Papawx3]

Screen savers are unnecessary. They were developed back in the 1980's in order to prevent "burn-in" of images that were continuously displayed on displays and other CRT(cathode ray tube) style TV and video game "picture tubes". The CRTs contained phosphorous which was burned in via the ~20,000 volt powering of the internal magnetic screens inside the tubes.
The CRT has now been made obsolete and has since been replaced with flat-screen LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or LED (Light Emitting Diode) video displays. It requires only a 12vdc input, and there is no phosphor inside them, thus it is next to impossible for the previously mentioned burn-in to occur.
That having been said, the "screen saver" has also been made obsolete and is no longer needed. Unless you are still running an old CRT monitor, you can uninstall any screensavers you may have in your system.

 

[Flopper]

Screen savers are unnecessary. They were developed back in the 1980's in order to prevent "burn-in" of images that were continuously displayed on displays and other CRT(cathode ray tube) style TV and video game "picture tubes". The CRTs contained phosphorous which was burned in via the ~20,000 volt powering of the internal magnetic screens inside the tubes.
The CRT has now been made obsolete and has since been replaced with flat-screen LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or LED (Light Emitting Diode) video displays. It requires only a 12vdc input, and there is no phosphor inside them, thus it is next to impossible for the previously mentioned burn-in to occur.
That having been said, the "screen saver" has also been made obsolete and is no longer needed. Unless you are still running an old CRT monitor, you can uninstall any screensavers you may have in your system.

True, only if you have a CRT or a plasma screen will screen savers be of any benefit.

Today screen savers are most for entertainment or advertising. I prefer to use the power saving feature to blank the screen after 30 minutes of being idle.

 

[Politico]

No they don't. They save screens thus their name. No one has made any other claim.

 

[Flopper]

No they don't. They save screens thus their name. No one has made any other claim.

Well, I suppose they do save you you from having to look at boring screen.

Other than that, I don't see much purpose. Free screen savers have been a favorite means of distributing viruses and other malware for years.

 

[Politico]

My computer screen is just set to turn off.