Display idle issue + questions

[Moonzy]

issue: monitor wont turn off backlight even when computer goes to "idle" state, my Asus monitor shuts off, but my Acer doesnt, it glows

 

questions:

1) is it okay to leave it on? it doesnt bother me but if it degrades the backlight or eat into the lifespan then i am not willing to leave it on

2) why does it not turn off the backlight like my other monitor that is plugged in as well? anyone have experienced this and has a fix?

3) i can manually shut it off, but then my applications would all swap around and end up on 1 monitor, how to prevent this?

 

asus runs on HDMI, acer is on DP

this did not happen with my old Acer monitor that was using the same DP cable

 

monitor:

Acer XV270V

Asus VX239H

[PorkishPig]

12 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

1) is it okay to leave it on? it doesnt bother me but if it degrades the backlight or eat into the lifespan then i am not willing to leave it on

I've seen people leave Dell E177FPb (2009) monitors on for years with a mostly static screen. The backlight usually dies in 8 years, though newer monitors can likely last much longer.

12 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

2) why does it not turn off the backlight like my other monitor that is plugged in as well? anyone have experienced this and has a fix?

If the monitor is energy star rated, there should be options for backlight timeout in the OSD.

12 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

3) i can manually shut it off, but then my applications would all swap around and end up on 1 monitor, how to prevent this?

This is usually toggled by an ultra power saving mode in the OSD.

[Moonzy]

1 hour ago, PorkishPig said:

I've seen people leave Dell E177FPb (2009) monitors on for years with a mostly static screen. The backlight usually dies in 8 years, though newer monitors can likely last much longer.

mmm... i dont like that...

1 hour ago, PorkishPig said:

If the monitor is energy star rated, there should be options for backlight timeout in the OSD.

no such option unfortunately

1 hour ago, PorkishPig said:

This is usually toggled by an ultra power saving mode in the OSD.

eh? no i meant when i turn my screen off by the power button, windows will assign the running applications to a single screen, which is really messy

how prevent it from happening?

[PorkishPig]

21 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

eh? no i meant when i turn my screen off by the power button, windows will assign the running applications to a single screen, which is really messy

how prevent it from happening?

This is controlled by an ultra power saving mode. It turns off the display input on the monitor, moving all your running applications to the only available monitor. If you're using the Acer XF250Q, it's called Deep Sleep.

[Moonzy]

4 minutes ago, PorkishPig said:

 If you're using the Acer XF250Q, it's called Deep Sleep.

im using the Acer XV270 V now, i dont see it in the OSD

[PorkishPig]

11 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

im using the Acer XV270 V now, i dont see it in the OSD

I can't seem to find a similar option in the manual. You may be out of luck, unfortunately. 

 

According to some posts on Acer forums, your backlight issue may be caused if you are using the USB or 3.5mm ports on the monitor.

[Moonzy]

2 hours ago, PorkishPig said:

I can't seem to find a similar option in the manual. You may be out of luck, unfortunately.

uggh seems that way... when the monitor goes on standby mode my computer treat it as if it's disconnected for some reason

2 hours ago, PorkishPig said:

According to some posts on Acer forums, your backlight issue may be caused if you are using the USB or 3.5mm ports on the monitor.

dont think this monitor has USB ports, but i dont have anything plugged in either way

 

Acer is giving me hell

[PorkishPig]

16 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

uggh seems that way... when the monitor goes on standby mode my computer treat it as if it's disconnected for some reason

dont think this monitor has USB ports, but i dont have anything plugged in either way

 

Acer is giving me hell

Doesn't exactly solve your backlight issue, but you may want to consider getting a controlled surge protector. This will control the power of the monitor based on your computer's power state.

 

I doubt this will get you anywhere, but it's worth a shot. Acer seems to have a display widget application available. It may be let you toggle deep sleep, but I have absolutely no idea. https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/support-product/8168?b=1

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, PorkishPig said:

Doesn't exactly solve your backlight issue, but you may want to consider getting a controlled surge protector. This will control the power of the monitor based on your computer's power state.

 

I doubt this will get you anywhere, but it's worth a shot. Acer seems to have a display widget application available. It may be let you toggle deep sleep, but I have absolutely no idea. https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/support-product/8168?b=1

it's fine, i'll ask them to take this monitor back

they were supposed to give me a 240hz for my broken panel anyways

 

instead i got this junk

 

thanks for the help