Can i make screen sleep when plugged into tv but keep ipad running?

I don't know if it's hard on the screen to keep it up and running when I have the ipad connected to the television watching a movie on netflix, for example, but it sure seems like a waste of it's life.  Is there anyway tell the ipad to sleep the screen but keep it running?  Other than for playing music, which I know it does. 

Is there anyway tell the ipad to sleep the screen but keep it running?
No, the video app needs to have that feature built in. For example, the Apple video app does black out the display, but when I use VLC or Netflix they do not.

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