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jonmoore · (This post was last modified: 05-30-2023 09:51 PM by jonmoore.)

(05-30-2023 09:07 PM)Vincent Weber Wrote: A question I have that is not answered in the manual: it seems you can't OFF the machine completely, there is always a random picture on screen. This must consume some battery? Anyway to change the pictures and their order?

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The off state of the LCD is actually a feature of the LCD (and a damn fine one to boot). The LCD has a behaviour much like that of an eBook. The LCD has a permanent off state that effectively acts as a screensaver would (not that an LCD's screen gets burn-in in the same manner as a computer monitor).

In fact, when the DM42 was first released, one of the save states was of a blank image, which really messed with people's grey matter! I'm uncertain if the feature uses zero power or virtually zero power. I suspect it's the former as since getting my 41X (pre-launch beta device, 2 years-ish ago) my 42 gets barely any use, and it's still on the same battery as when I acquired my 41X.

The last thing you need to be worried about is battery drain if the new SoC performs as well as the old hardware. I'm guessing it's actually improved - based on a vague memory based on something Michael might have said in this HPCC presentation. The whole video is worth watching, but Michael's part is in the second half.