Monitor sleep mode?


  1. Posts : 258
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Monitor sleep mode?


    When Windows 7 puts my PC into the sleep mode & my Acer LCD monitor goes black, is the monitor actually powering down the lamps or is the PC just not sending it a signal to display?
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  2. Posts : 1,653
    Windows 10 Pro. EFI boot partition, full EFI boot
       #2

    Monitors go into a power savings mode when they detect a loss of signal. The PC drops the video signal in sleep mode and the monitor goes into power savings mode.
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  3. Posts : 258
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    But what actually happens to the monitor in sleep or power saving mode?

    Do the lamps actually shut off?

    IOW if I go out shopping for an hour or two, is there any advantage in my turning off the monitor?
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  4. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
       #4

    Hello Mike99, yes the lamps shut off in sleep mode. The monitor in in power saving mode so there is still a minute amount of power to it. This helps bring your display up more quickly when you wake the computer.
    Turning the monitor off will save electricity, but maybe 7¢ a year.
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  5. Posts : 258
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Thanks
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  6. Posts : 1,653
    Windows 10 Pro. EFI boot partition, full EFI boot
       #6

    Mike99 said:
    But what actually happens to the monitor in sleep or power saving mode?

    Do the lamps actually shut off?

    IOW if I go out shopping for an hour or two, is there any advantage in my turning off the monitor?
    Yes, they shut off
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