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   Dave Yeo to All   
   Re: FF4 GA - Is It Stable For You?   
   22 May 11 14:10:10   
   
   Firefox/4.0.2pre SeaMonkey/2.1pre   
   From: Dave Yeo    
      
   Doug Bissett wrote:   
   > On Sun, 22 May 2011 14:55:06 UTC,tholen@antispam.ham  wrote:   
   >   
   >> >  but it doesn't save any power; just avoids   
   >> >  burn-in.   
   > The ONLY reasons to use a "screen saver" since about 1990, is to blank   
   > the screen so that others cannot read it, or to turn the power off   
   > (more important, especially on laptops). "Burn in" is a thing of the   
   > very distant past, and was never a problem with LCD screens.   
      
   The bank machine I usually use shows clear burn in on its monitor.    
   Probably running OS/2 as well.   
   Dave   
      
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