CRT Energy Saver

CRT Energy Saver blacks out portions of the screen (wallpaper and icons) that are not in use while continuing to display any running programs. With this small utility you can easily save energy if your PC's monitor is an old fashioned CRT.

CRT Energy Saver will black out these areas if either the mouse does not move for over 10 seconds or the mouse remains over the active program for over 10 seconds.

The blacked out areas return to normal as soon as you move the mouse over these areas, thus allowing you access to the desktop icons at any time. This reduces energy use with CRT screens, because light areas require more energy to maintain than dark areas.

Note that this is not true of modern LCD monitors, where dark areas may actually require MORE energy to display than light areas. CRT Energy Saver should therefore NOT be used with LCD monitors.

Once installed, CRT Energy Saver will run automatically when you run Windows. You will simply find that the background of your screen will go dark when it is not in use (you are not clicking on icons).

A small icon for CRT Energy Saver will appear on the system tray while it is running. This icon looks like a computer monitor. If you click on this icon, a window will appear asking you if you want to exit CRT Energy Saver. If you click on the Yes button, CRT Energy Saver will shut down until you reboot Windows.

Please also note that CRT Energy Saver does not replace or interfere with products that cause your computer and/or monitor to hibernate or go to standby after periods of inactivity.

CRT Energy Saver is part of these download collections: Energy Saving Tools