The powersave & screensaver problems in Vista seem a lot better, but it makes me wonder just how Windows Media Player 11 does it
Code:
windows media player 11.0.6000.6324 - window in focus, video playing - screensaver -no powersave -no
VLC player 8.6a - window in focus, video playing - screensaver -yes powersave -no
Media Player Classic 1.0.8.0 - window in focus, video playing - screensaver -no powersave -no
KM Player 2.9.3.124 - window in focus, video playing - screensaver -no powersave -no
windows media player 11.0.6000.6324 - window in focus, video paused - screensaver -yes powersave -yes
VLC player 8.6a - window in focus, video paused - screensaver -yes powersave -no
Media Player Classic 1.0.8.0 - window in focus, video paused - screensaver -no powersave -no
KM Player 2.9.3.124 - window in focus, video paused - screensaver -no powersave -no
windows media player 11.0.6000.6324 - window in background, video playing - screensaver -no powersave -no
VLC player 8.6a - window in background, video playing - screensaver -yes powersave -no
Media Player Classic 1.0.8.0 - window in background, video playing - screensaver -no powersave -yes
KM Player 2.9.3.124 - window in background, video playing - screensaver -no powersave -yes
windows media player 11.0.6000.6324 - window in background, video paused - screensaver -yes powersave -yes
VLC player 8.6a - window in background, video paused - screensaver -yes powersave -no
Media Player Classic 1.0.8.0 - window in background, video paused - screensaver -yes powersave -yes
KM Player 2.9.3.124 - window in background, video paused - screensaver -yes powersave -yes
The 3rd party media players can disable the screensaver & powersave depending on the window positions, but Media Player 11 is the only one that can do it properly and disables them only when active
If i forget to tell MPC to "close after playback" and fall asleap watching a movie
then my monitor stays on, brightly lit, all night
