Display

The original purpose of a screensaver was to keep old CRT monitors healthy. This isn’t the case anymore, but screensavers can still be used on public displays for presentations. In this regard, Display comes as a neat little tool with which to control various properties of a monitor, and even run a screensaver on it.

One of the main advantages is that there’s no setup involved to make things work. This is because the application runs from a command line interface, so you’re free to store it on a USB flash drive in case you want to use it on different computers as well. Needless to say that registry entries are not put at risk this way.

Running the tool displays the general help first, which is quite well, because it neatly enlists and explains all the functions you can use along with their switches. Although initially created as a command line utility to start the screensaver, it’s now capable of handling a wider range of monitor functions.

It’s possible to use the tool with multiple switches at once. The list provides functions to manage brightness, contrast, device, display, list all devices, properties, power, rotation, save, and toggle. The help screen can be brought up at any moment if you’re ever unsure of how a function is used.

Although it can seem like a tedious way of managing monitor functions or running a screensaver, it mostly comes in handy if you rely on multiple monitors. It can provide a helpful way of running a screensaver on a large display monitor without having to open up anything in its display area.

Although it can feel like a small tool, Display is capable of many things. It lets you manage various properties of a monitor, including power options and brightness adjustment, rotation, and more, making it a suitable tool if you use a multi-monitor configuration.