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      aareben
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      This probably has already been answered but I can’t seem to find it anywhere. I am using a vga monitor with my magic mirror and I was wondering if it could be dangerous to leave it on all the time. I’m using the PIR script in this HowTo but I’m just changing the screen to black instead of shutting it off. the monitor has popups (like detecting input )when turned off or on. should I just find a used HDMI monitor.

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        sdetweil @aareben
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        @aareben one of my systems has a VGA monitor, I also blank it, haven’t seen any issues.

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          aareben @sdetweil
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          @sdetweil do you have light bleed through when it’s blanked?

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            sdetweil @aareben
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            @aareben some. all.monitors have backlighting, so you get a glow, particularly at night.

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              aareben @sdetweil
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              @sdetweil if I lower the brightness and contrast to very low, will I still have glow?

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                sdetweil @aareben
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                @aareben yes

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                  aareben @sdetweil
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                  @sdetweil so then ill prob get an hdmi monitor

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                    sdetweil @aareben
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                    @aareben same glow there, unless u can actually power it off.

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                      aareben @sdetweil
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                      @sdetweil I’m pretty sure you can have the raspi turn on and off the screen through the hdmi. I will have to check on that.

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                        sdetweil @aareben
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                        @aareben none of my displays support that. so I blank them

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