Screen Goes a Little Grey After a Few Minutes - How to Extend The Time?

I think it must be some kind of screen saver, but the screen goes a little "grey" after a few minutes of idle keyboard time, like when watching something on
youtube.
what setting is this and how can I extend or turn off this screen saver option?
thx -Craig

Hello,
The display dims to save wiggly amps at half time before sleep occurs.
Display Dimming (link).
You can adjust the settings in Apple menu > System Preferences... > Energy Saver pane.
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I understand that the touchscreen stops working after a short period on your HP L2105 Monitor. The first thing you are going to need to do is determine if this is a monitor or PC issue. To do this you should try connecting the monitor to another computer and see if the issue persists.
If the issue does not persist it is the computer, and if your computer is also HP I would be happy to assist you, but first I would encourage you to post your product number for your computer. I am linking an HP Support document below that will show you how to find your product number. As well, if you could indicate which operating system you are using. And whether your operating system is 32-bit or 64-bit as with this and the product number I can provide you with accurate information.
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