Hi,

Forgive my ignorance. I\'ve just installed climateprediction.net screensaver, seems to be working fine, i\'m just a bit concerned about the prospect of phosphor burn on my screen?

The section on the left of my climateprediction.net screensaver has the logo and says things like \"use keyboard keys to change views etc...\" doesn\'t appear to move. Obviously the globe on the right spins round so isn\'t static on the screen for long periods.

I only ask as i\'ve got a new Samsung 206bw flat monitor and don\'t fancy ruining it.

Is phosphor burn still an issue or am I way off on this one?

Any assistance appreciated.

Thanks,

Alex

Hi Alex,

There are a couple of related issues.

Firstly, an LCD monitor doesn\'t have phosphor (only CRTs), so I could answer \'don\'t worry\'. I don\'t know enough about LCD monitors to know if there is an equivalent issue with them. However...

Displaying the project graphics wastes CPU time, wastes electricity, and increases the chances of a crash, so I\'d suggest that you disable the screensaver (use \'blank\' as screensaver, and set the screen to power down after a few minutes).

If you need to see the project graphics (for example, to know when the next checkpoint is coming up), you can click \'show graphics\'.

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Actually plasma screens are the only ones that you really need to worry about image burn-in on. Modern CRTs and LCDs are much less prone to image burn-in than the old CRTs were. It is still possible on both types but it takes a very long time.

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