Firefox turning off display while watching Netflix in fullscreen

While watching Netflix in fullscreen the display will automatically turn off, as if due to inactivity. This was never a problem while using Chrome. I'm using Windows 7 and do have an adblock plugin running in the background. I have already tried uninstalling and re-installing Firefox.
I realise that I could turn this off completely in Windows, but I'd rather switch back to Chrome given the choice between the two.
I did a lot of googling and no one else seems to have had this problem before, so your help would be appreciated!

I've seen a monitor power button on another OEM's AIO. This is also on my wish list It's such a green thing to do. However, it may cause confusion for folks who won't remember which one is the system power button vs the monitor power button leading to a support call (my PC won't resume from Standby or stays at a black/blank screen). I'm sure it can be designed/already designed by someone/somewhere
For the time being, how do you feel about either
1.  Creating a shortcut to the blank screensaver (C:\Windows\System32\scrnsave.scr) on the desktop and clicking on that to invoke this immediately
OR
2.  setting the screensaver to "Blank" and set it for 1 minute
before you go to bed?
And there's the 3rd option: Just drape a black cover over the screen/unit, but keep the PC's vents unobstructed.

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