Multimonitor Screensaver Customization

[mister_s]

Hey, I'm in an interesting situation where I would like to have one monitor (secondary) display a screensaver and the other one (primary) just turn off after a period of time.

Does anyone know of a way or third party app which can let me do this?

 

Yes, you're probably thinking, who uses a screensaver these days? But at the moment I do have a need for this specific situation.

 

[LyondellBasell]

Reach over and turn the primary off when you're leaving.

 

Alternatively, if you want the software version, just go into the display settings and disable the primary monitor when you leave. Then reenable when you come back. Takes a grand total of 1 right click and 2 left clicks.

[mister_s]

11 minutes ago, LyondellBasell said:

Reach over and turn the primary off when you're leaving.

 

Alternatively, if you want the software version, just go into the display settings and disable the primary monitor when you leave. Then reenable when you come back. Takes a grand total of 1 right click and 2 left clicks.

That's not the spirit of automation

[LyondellBasell]

2 minutes ago, mister_s said:

That's not the spirit of automation

Nah, you're totally right. The simplest way of implementing this, I think, would be to buy a wifi-enable powerstrip from the likes of Incipio or Broadlink. Connect your primary to that, and you should be able to kill it from an app.