[mythtv-users] Getting a Plasma, Scared of Burn-In

Donavan Stanley geckofiend at gmail.com
Thu Jul 14 10:56:21 EDT 2005


On 7/14/05, David Whyte <david.whyte at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Doesn't mythtv do this automatically?  I certainly see enabling and
> > > disabling DPMS messages in the logfile and with version myth 18 I
> > > haven't needed to disable the screensaver, as I had to do with v16.
> >
> > Mythtv *definitely* does this already.  Works great.
> 
> Wait, so there is some DPMS option in the frontend setup that you can
> enable to prevent the screen saver during video playback???

It's not an option it's automatic.  And it's for DPMS not the screen
saver.   If your screensaver is DPMS aware then it'll get turned
enabled and disabled by this mechanism.


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