Do you use a screensaver ?...

[hollydolly]

If so, would you like to share it here.. ?

This is one that I occasionally use as a Background...

 

[-Oy-]

I tend to have one of my favourite photos as my Desktop background.

This one I took a few years ago in Glencoe Scotland is my current one.

 

[katlupe]

That is nice!
No, I have a desktop photo that is my own but not a screensaver.

 

[Brucey]

Had this one for a while now, I like it, Ferrari LaFerrari.

 

[hollydolly]

I also have a Desktop Background which I change regularly... currently it's this one..

 

[Pinky]

I use photos of my grandpup, Abbi the corgi. This is the current one: Just out of the pool, on
vacation at "the farm".

 

[Lewkat]

I use a desk top photo, not a screen saver.

 

[oldpop]

This is my old Friend and hunting assistant Boo. He passed about two years ago next month.

 

[Gary O']

This is my background at present
It's dawn at the cabin
What I'd see, first light
I have several that I switch around

Sometimes I just sit here and look at it for a few minutes
Helps to start my day in a good way

 

[Mizmo]

If anyone is interested we covered this in Computers Forum ..Show Me Your Desktop...some helpful comments

 

[Paladin1950]

I don't think I have used screensavers since Windows XP and quite possibly Windows 7. I used to really enjoy Halloween ones that I would download onto my computer. Also, I liked the Christmas ones too, with the falling snow.

 

[Pepper]

I use a photo of me hugging the best cat who ever lived (in my life).

 

[Farrah Nuff]

I use this one called Plane9. It's also a visualizer for music.

 

[kburra]

Are Screensavers Still Relevant? When to Use Them (And When Not To)

Remember the old days when you spent hours hunting for the coolest screensavers? You probably haven't done that for some time, and you aren't really missing out on anything if you haven't.

In fact, in the world of modern screens, screensavers are wholly unnecessary. Screensavers once served an important purpose, but they're now obsolete. Feel free to never use a screensaver ever again—but that being said, there are a few reasons why you might want to.

The original purpose of a screensaver was simple: to save your screen.

But this was back when computer monitors primarily consisted of cathode ray tubes (CRT). CRT monitors create images by emitting red, green, and blue lights at various intensities to display different colors.

When a CRT monitor shows the same image for too long, however, the color permanently settles on the screen, causing what is known as screen burn-in or image burn.

So, for example, a static element on the screen—like the Windows taskbar or the Mac Menu bar—would, over time, get burned into the screen. Even when you switched the screen off, you could see an outline of the taskbar's ghost.

When Screensavers No Longer Matter

While the logic of screensavers is solid, it's only relevant today if you still use CRT monitors or plasma screens. LCD and LED monitors don't have image burn problems as they do, and since laptops and monitors are now primarily LCD or LED, the purpose of the screensaver is moot.

But if like seeing moving pictures when not using your computer, by all means, use one, just a matter of choice really!

 

[hollydolly]

yes I have an LED Flat screen 27 inch iMac monitor... ... but in actual fact with the moving screensaver.. I use it on my 50 inch Flat screen TV .. as a beautiful cosy background with equally lovely music.. especially on winters morning

 

[Gary O']

I use it on my 50 inch Flat screen TV .. as a beautiful cosy background with equally lovely music

Yeah, I see that come on our TV if we have it on for awhile without anything playing, while we're on the phone, or just not being attentive
I find the fish in the aquarium quite captivating
And I don't have to feed 'em.....or clean the aquarium

Then again, I can stare at this guy for hours.....maybe days



I may get one for the back yard

I shouldn't be much trouble when dementia sets in

'Kids, grampa O' woke up again.
Set him out in the back yard, with a sleeve of crackers.
Don't place him near the water hose.
Make sure the gate's closed'

Ooooh, ooooh....when looking for the pic of the floppy air guy, I see where there's a screensaver of him

not good

 

[MountainRa]

Yeah, I see that come on our TV if we have it on for awhile without anything playing, while we're on the phone, or just not being attentive
I find the fish in the aquarium quite captivating
And I don't have to feed 'em.....or clean the aquarium

I have the fish in the aquarium scene too. It is quite mesmerizing.