Screen saver less than 3 minutes
Hello all. Quick question here. Can you set a screensaver to start after one minute? on the prefs pane, 3 minutes is the lowest it will let me set it.
Also, are screen savers necessary anymore? I have a MBP and don't know if screens such as this can suffer from image burn in. thanks
Brett
Paste this command in Terminal:
sudo defaults -currentHost writecom.apple.screensaver idleTime 60
Modern screens do not need a screensaver, it's just for nice entertainment. They do however dim with age at a proportional rate called half-life. This is why you should dim or sleep your screen when not using it.
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