Do You Have A Screensaver?

Brian · 06-08-2008, 06:28 AM

I have a screensaver. In fact I have several nice ones that I alternate every once in a while. I think they are pretty neat and a huge improvement over the basic Windows one.

I posted a screensaver a few years back and after the post, several members jumped in to declare that they never use a screensaver because, if I can recall what they said, they are useless and just waste CPU cycles.

Anyway, I like them and since they only come on when I am not using the computer, I don't see the harm.

What about you?

Yeah, you!

Do you use a screensaver?

PeterT · 06-08-2008, 07:52 AM

No screensaver (monitor turns off) and no desktop image (black). I like simple.

fvbounty · 06-08-2008, 08:21 AM

I use the Folding at Home screensaver, been so for over 5 years now!

ATINUT · 06-08-2008, 08:40 AM

Yes, Aquazone Deluxe.

Drufuss · 06-08-2008, 09:19 AM

Yes, i use a screensaver at home and at work.

It's the standard windows logo thingie, because i'm to lazy to select another one (or disable it).

I was using the windows aquarium screensaver some time ago, but i figured that i don't want to look at my pc when i'm not using it so i no real sense in using a screensaver.

Greetings

Dru

Underwater Mike · 06-08-2008, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

No screensaver (monitor turns off) and no desktop image (black). I like simple.

Ditto. I don't want to give the kids any reason to come near my machine. Plus, it saves a bit of power.

celsmk · 06-08-2008, 10:40 AM

No screensaver here too. I use the Vista simple b&w leaves desktop image.

traveler · 06-08-2008, 11:37 AM

I have the screensaver set to turn on at 14 minutes of non-use and the power-off-to-video set at 15 minutes. That was my setup with my CRT and I continue with it with my LCD.

maxidius · 06-08-2008, 01:30 PM

Long ago I used several screensavers and switched among them once in a while. Recently, I am lazy and too busy to enjoy it. Now I just use simple screensaver from Windows, or turn off monitor. I want to sit down somewhere else, not in front of the screen, if I can, when there are things to do which do not need PC.
At work, if there is some flashy or funny screensavers, people tend to drop by and chat, which makes me lose my focus and quietness.

Cheers,

zsaz1029 · 06-08-2008, 03:25 PM

No SS here, I just turn the monitor off.

Acid8000 · 06-08-2008, 08:46 PM

Had no screensaver since my Windows 98 days.

RavenWolf · 06-08-2008, 11:35 PM

Nope...I usually run WMP at night while I sleep, and nothing during the day.

jaketerminate · 06-09-2008, 06:33 AM

Naw... Id rather save the power than showing off a snazzy 3D flowerbox that no-one will see.

bjbgraphics · 06-09-2008, 07:14 AM

I never set a screensaver on my main machine or my wife's computer. I delete all the ones that come with Windows (currently using XP Pro) and just have the monitor switch to standby after 20-30 minutes. At night, I turn the monitor off.

On my son's computer I kept the screensaver that displays a slideshow of his My Pictures folder and use it to display all his artwork from the paint program and such for 20 minutes, then switch to standby. At night, the monitor is turned off.

I like a nice desktop wallpaper though.

BJB

Cogar · 06-09-2008, 11:28 AM

I use whatever is there by default. As I recall, Fedora 8 has a bunch of random OpenGL graphics and Windows XP has that little "flag" icon that flashes on in various parts of the screen. Aside from lengthening the time, I don't fiddle with them much at all. Therefore, I answered the survey "yes," but I can't say I put much effort into it.

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06-08-2008, 06:28 AM	#1
Brian But you can call me Brain Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 5,894	Do You Have A Screensaver? I have a screensaver. In fact I have several nice ones that I alternate every once in a while. I think they are pretty neat and a huge improvement over the basic Windows one. I posted a screensaver a few years back and after the post, several members jumped in to declare that they never use a screensaver because, if I can recall what they said, they are useless and just waste CPU cycles. Anyway, I like them and since they only come on when I am not using the computer, I don't see the harm. What about you? Yeah, you! Do you use a screensaver? __________________
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06-08-2008, 07:52 AM	#2
PeterT C/TUSL2C/P4P800D/P5B-D Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunny Florida, USA Posts: 1,929	Re: Do You Have A Screensaver? No screensaver (monitor turns off) and no desktop image (black). I like simple. __________________ Proud Member: Team-CUSL2 - 'The Old School Crew' Current: P5B-D, E6600 @ 3.0, 4x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC8500, EVGA 8800GTS 512MB Old: P4P800-D, P4 2.4C @ 3.0, 4x512MB Mushkin PC3200, ATI AIW X800XT 256MB Older: TUSL2C, P3-S 1.4, 2x256MB Corsair XMS150, ATI 9800PRO 128MB, TB Santa Cruz Oldest: CUSL2, P3 1.0, 1x256MB & 2x128MB Corsair PC133, Asus V7700D 32MB, SB Live!
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06-08-2008, 08:21 AM	#3
fvbounty Eat Wild Pacific Salmon Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Alameda Ca Posts: 5,132	Re: Do You Have A Screensaver? I use the Folding at Home screensaver, been so for over 5 years now! __________________ New Gaming rig - Asus P5E3 Deluxe Wi-Fi - Intel QX9650 - CORSAIR TWIN3X2048-1600C7DHXIN 2GB PC3-12800 - 150 gig Raptor - 320 gig WD 3200YS - Corsair HX 620 watt PS - EVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB - AMD FX 55 - XP-90C & SilentCat 9 - Asus A8N-SLI with Swiftech MCX159 - 2X1024 Corsair 3500LLPro 2-3-2-6 1T - 2X BFG 6800GT OC Zalman VF700-CU - 1 WD 74 Gig Raptor boot - 1 Seagate 7200 sata data - Nec 3500A - Plextor 716AL Slot Loader - Enermax EG 701 AX 600 watt PS - Silverstone Temjin TJ03B case with side window - G7 lazer mouse - Cannon Pixma I8500 printer - Windows XP Pro SP2 Slipstreamed - Dell 2405FPW lcd
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06-08-2008, 08:40 AM	#4
ATINUT Just Plain Crazy! Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,251	Re: Do You Have A Screensaver? Yes, Aquazone Deluxe. __________________ Intel D975XBX2 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 8GB's of Mushkin HP2 6400 memory(DDR2 800) Visiontek Radeon 3870X2 videocard HT Omega Claro(Cmedia 8788HD chip) 120GB&200GB&320GB Western Digital harddrives LG DVDROM & LG DVDBURNER HP Deskjet 920C Logitech X-540 speakers Viewsonic VG2030wm 20inch Widescreen LCD Windows Vista 64 Ultimate Who'se the fool that approved the design for this place. - The Dwarf, Sacred Underworld.
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06-08-2008, 09:19 AM	#5
Drufuss CUSL2-C Freak Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Österreich Posts: 2,691	Re: Do You Have A Screensaver? Yes, i use a screensaver at home and at work. It's the standard windows logo thingie, because i'm to lazy to select another one (or disable it). I was using the windows aquarium screensaver some time ago, but i figured that i don't want to look at my pc when i'm not using it so i no real sense in using a screensaver. Greetings Dru __________________ System specs: Asus P5Q Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz @ 2.83 GHz 2 x 2GB DDR2-Ram PC2-1066 Corsair Dominator 2 x Seagate 7200.ESII 500GB SATA Sapphire HD4870X2 2048MB Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS, Hauppauge HVR4000 DVB-S/S2/T, Dlink DWL-G510, Logitech Z-5450 5.1 THX Wireless Win XP MCE 2005, Suse Linux 11 CUSL2-C ruled! ..äh... RulEd! Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
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06-08-2008, 10:40 AM	#7
celsmk Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sao Paulo, SP - BRAZIL Posts: 277	Re: Do You Have A Screensaver? No screensaver here too. I use the Vista simple b&w leaves desktop image. __________________ Mobo: ASUS P4P800 Bios: 1017 CPU: 2.4C@default Memory: 2 x Kingston HyperX KHX3200/256 @ 2-2-2-5 Video: GeForce FX5500 (256MB/128bit) HD: Maxtor 6Y080M0, Seagate ST380023AS PSU: Zalman ZM-300A-AP Sony SZ670 CPU: Centrino Duo@2.0GHz Memory: 2GB Windows Vista Business SP1
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06-08-2008, 11:37 AM	#8
traveler Where to next? Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 18,016	I have the screensaver set to turn on at 14 minutes of non-use and the power-off-to-video set at 15 minutes. That was my setup with my CRT and I continue with it with my LCD.
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06-08-2008, 01:30 PM	#9
maxidius Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 479	Re: Do You Have A Screensaver? Long ago I used several screensavers and switched among them once in a while. Recently, I am lazy and too busy to enjoy it. Now I just use simple screensaver from Windows, or turn off monitor. I want to sit down somewhere else, not in front of the screen, if I can, when there are things to do which do not need PC. At work, if there is some flashy or funny screensavers, people tend to drop by and chat, which makes me lose my focus and quietness. Cheers, __________________ max --------- If you know you know, you don't say you know because you know no one will believe you know, being that they don't know, and can't believe anyone else know. If you don't know, you don't know you don't know, and there is no idea to say that you don't know.
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06-08-2008, 03:25 PM	#10
zsaz1029 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,954	Re: Do You Have A Screensaver? No SS here, I just turn the monitor off. __________________ Spaz ----- Check out my boy ASH on myspace! Help my town grow and prosper: Spaztowne
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06-08-2008, 08:46 PM	#11
Acid8000 Acid8000 aka. phildee Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,399	Re: Do You Have A Screensaver? Had no screensaver since my Windows 98 days. __________________ CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz with HT (540) [Zalman CNPS9500 AT] Motherboard: Intel D915PBL Memory: 2 x 1 GB Corsair ValueSelect DDR2 Graphics: nVidia GeForce 7900 GS 256 MB (ASUS EN7900GS/2DHT/256M) [Zalman VF700 Cu] Audio: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4; Sennheiser HD 555; Pioneer SA-5300 Stereo Amplifier; Pioneer SCS-12 Speakers Storage: Seagate 160 GB SATA 7200.7; Seagate 250 GB SATA 7200.9; Gigabyte i-RAM with 4 x 1 GB Geil DDR RAM; Western Digital 320 GB Caviar SE16 in Antec MX-1 eSATA Optical drives: Pioneer DVR-108 DVD RW; Lite-On LTD163D DVD ROM Power: Antec TruePower Trio 550 Monitors: Dell 2007FP 20.1" LCD; Hansol E14AL 13.5" CRT Networking: Linksys WRT54GL [Tomato firmware]; Netcomm NB6 ADSL2+ Modem Other hardware: Panasonic 3½" Floppy; 3 x 80mm Case Fans; A-Link ATX Case; Canon LPB 3000; Canon CanoScan N340P; Logitech Media Keyboard; Logitech MX 518 Optical Mouse; Logitech Dual Action Gamepad; Logitech QuickCam Family Operating system: Windows XP Professional Edition Service Pack 3; Ubuntu Linux 8.04 Hardy Heron
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06-08-2008, 11:35 PM	#12
RavenWolf Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 16	Re: Do You Have A Screensaver? *Nope...I usually run WMP at night while I sleep, and nothing during the day.*
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06-09-2008, 06:33 AM	#13
jaketerminate Nanosuit Soldier Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT Posts: 715	Re: Do You Have A Screensaver? Naw... Id rather save the power than showing off a snazzy 3D flowerbox that no-one will see. __________________ "Mozart" Rig #1 Case: Thermaltake Mozart TX Mobo: Asus P5N-E CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4ghz Memory: 4GB (2x 2GB) G.Skill DDR2 Hard Drive: 320 GB Western Digital 7200 RPM Video Card: EVGA Nvidia 9800GX2 1GB (512MB per GPU) Power Supply: 600W OCZ StealthXStream OS: Windows XP Homee Edition and Ubuntu Linux x64 Monitor: 22" Westinghouse LCD and 2 Dell CRTs HP Pavillion tx 2000z Tablet CPU: AMD Turion x2 2.0Ghz Memory: 3GB Hard Drive: 250GB 5400RPM GPU: ATI Radeon 3200 64mb OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 and Ubuntu Linux x64
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06-09-2008, 07:14 AM	#14
bjbgraphics "You're no beggar!" Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: United States Posts: 650	Re: Do You Have A Screensaver? I never set a screensaver on my main machine or my wife's computer. I delete all the ones that come with Windows (currently using XP Pro) and just have the monitor switch to standby after 20-30 minutes. At night, I turn the monitor off. On my son's computer I kept the screensaver that displays a slideshow of his My Pictures folder and use it to display all his artwork from the paint program and such for 20 minutes, then switch to standby. At night, the monitor is turned off. I like a nice desktop wallpaper though. BJB __________________ Cybertron: Antec SX600II - Antec TruePower True430 - 3x80mm Nexus Real Silent Fans - Intel D875PBZ P27 - P4 2.4c - 2x512MB DDR Corsair 3200C2 (2-3-3-6) - XFX GeForce 7950GT 512MB AGP - 36.7GB Western Digital Raptor - 40GB Western Digital Caviar Special Edition - JVC Lite-On HD166S DVD-Rom VectorSigma: Antec SLK1600 - Corsair VX450W - Vantec Stealth 1x92mm & 1x80mm Fans - Asus TUSL2 1012 - PIII-S 1.4 - 2x256MB PC133 Kingston Technology KVR133X64CS (CL2) - Apollo GeForce FX 5200 128MB AGP - 200GB Western Digital WD2000JB - 3ware 7006-2 RAID / RAID 1 / 2x300GB Maxtor MaXLine III - JVC Lite-On 851S DVD-RW Junkion: Dell Dimension 4100 - PC Power & Cooling Silencer 360 Dell - Vantec Stealth 1x92mm Fan - PIII 733 - 2x256MB PC133 Atlas Precision (CL3) - ATI Radeon 9800 - 20GB Quantum Fireball Teletran1: Dell Latitude C600 - 512MB Ram - 30GB Hard Drive
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06-09-2008, 11:28 AM	#15
Cogar Sleuth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: It varies, but usually within 100 feet of a keyboard. Posts: 7,197	Re: Do You Have A Screensaver? I use whatever is there by default. As I recall, Fedora 8 has a bunch of random OpenGL graphics and Windows XP has that little "flag" icon that flashes on in various parts of the screen. Aside from lengthening the time, I don't fiddle with them much at all. Therefore, I answered the survey "yes," but I can't say I put much effort into it.
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