Screen Saver on New PB 17"

I just got the new PowerBook 17" and noticed that the screen saver as well screen sleep don't work. I think this happened after I installed 10.4.3. Anyone else having the same problem?

hey...mine has not arived yet but when I read your post I went searching for an answer for you, I found this quote in another forum
"Response & Follow-Up
Adam
This is from Apple;
Certain DVD-Video discs do not fill the entire display even if Apple DVD Player is set to Fill Screen Wide mode. This is due to the way that the disc was originally created. It is not a problem with your PowerBook display."
so try some different dvds....it's possible you just got one that was authored in a way that apples dvd player can not expand it properly

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Tuttle,
no, i didn't know that. thanks for the info. i think the rss feed/screensaver was a great idea that apple came up with. i'm sure its got a few fans out there.
i must admit though that i am a bit suprised that i can't change the color. oh well.
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