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Full History - 2022 - 06 - 24 - ID#vjl7yf

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For those of you on PCs, do you keep your monitor turned on? If so, why? (self.Blind)

submitted by ChipsAhoiMcCoy

I was thinking about this today, and while I don't necessarily have no vision at all, I have very little to no detail and am bordering light perception only. I was thinking, why bother wasting power keeping my 120Hz 2k monitor plugged in when I could simply just keep it turned off and save the power anyways? It's not like I gain that much information from the visuals, and I've grown accustomed to using a screen reader, so I can't seem to think of why I should keep my monitor on, but was curious about your experiences.

thebrightworker 2 points 1y ago

you can also use dummy monitor connectors that plug into the back of a desktop computer, to make it 'headless', you dont really even need to waste desk space for a monitor if you dont want to.

retrolental_morose 2 points 1y ago

nope. Screen curtain on phone and laptop, and monitor off unless I'm physically with someone. Screen sharing and printscreen don't require a physical monitor.

Ok_Scar9881 1 points 1y ago

That's interesting, I thought you needed to have it turned off when screen sharing? When I use TeamViewer, I've been told that when sharing my screen and screen curtain is on, no one can see my screen.

retrolental_morose 1 points 1y ago

depends on the app and the load chain I think. If I turn it off and on again during a Zoom, for example, it does go off. But if I start a Google Meet with it on, the screen is still shared

CosmicBunny97 1 points 1y ago

I use screen curtain on my iPhone and have the brightness set to 0 on my laptop

r_1235 1 points 1y ago

I don't use any desktop computers, have laptops.

One cool trick with one of my laptops is that I can put it on charging, turn it on, connect via a bluetooth keyboard, and shut the laptop lid. It turns off the screen, but remains on. So, a windows laptop, much like an headless installation. Haven't managed to make it happen on battery power though.

I know that I can change the power options to make it so that it doesn't go to sleep or whatever when I close the lid, but, I've noticed that while doing that, the screen remains on.

Laser_Lens_4 1 points 1y ago

I leave mine on when I'm alone as a comfort thing

KillerLag 1 points 1y ago

Most of my coworkers using screen readers turn the screen off. Sometimes IT turns the monitor back on to do something, and then I mention to my coworker the monitor is on when I notice it later.

Karl_the_stingray 1 points 1y ago

A blind acquaintance of mine keeps his laptop screen always off. One time I had to help him with some computer stuff(I am sighted enough to use displays and such) and he had to turn it on for me.

bradley22 1 points 1y ago

I know I can turn it off using NVDA, but I’ve never done it and doubt I will in the future.

autistictechgirl1990 1 points 1y ago

On my laptop I turn on the screen curtain on nvda and on my iPhone I always have the screen curtain on VoiceOver

DHamlinMusic 2 points 1y ago

Yep have screen hidden on my phone, have not used my laptop in ages but that would be how I’d do it as well.

SiriuslyGranger 1 points 1y ago

I think I just had it on because. It was on and it was easy enough to keep it on. When I had one. I suppose I don’t actually need a monitor though.

modulus 1 points 1y ago

I keep it off. I only turn it on if I need sighted help for something.

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