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From: Paul Woodsford on 13 Jul 2008 10:38
Hi,
I have got my 1st Mac an iMac with Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz CPU.
I'm using aWinTV - HVR 900 usb digital TV stick and EyeTV ver 3.02.
How do I stop both the Screensave and then Screen Power Off mode working
whilst watching the TV.If I use the Screensaver Hot Corner function I can
disable the Screensaver from starting but not the Screen Power Off.
I can find nothing in the EyeTV preferences.
Is this possible and can anyone point me in the right direction to sort this
out?
Any help much appreciated


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From: Warren Oates on 13 Jul 2008 10:49
In article <C49FD1F8.792F%paul.woodsfordNOSPAM(a)virgin.net>,
Paul Woodsford <paul.woodsfordNOSPAM(a)virgin.net> wrote:

> I have got my 1st Mac an iMac with Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz CPU.
> I'm using aWinTV - HVR 900 usb digital TV stick and EyeTV ver 3.02.
> How do I stop both the Screensave and then Screen Power Off mode working
> whilst watching the TV.If I use the Screensaver Hot Corner function I can
> disable the Screensaver from starting but not the Screen Power Off.

System Preferences/Energy Saver/Sleep

Move the sliders over to "Never."
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From: Paul Woodsford on 13 Jul 2008 10:58
On 13/07/2008 15:49, in article 0038a3b3$0$22224$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com,
"Warren Oates" <warren.oates(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> In article <C49FD1F8.792F%paul.woodsfordNOSPAM(a)virgin.net>,
> Paul Woodsford <paul.woodsfordNOSPAM(a)virgin.net> wrote:
>
>> I have got my 1st Mac an iMac with Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz CPU.
>> I'm using aWinTV - HVR 900 usb digital TV stick and EyeTV ver 3.02.
>> How do I stop both the Screensave and then Screen Power Off mode working
>> whilst watching the TV.If I use the Screensaver Hot Corner function I can
>> disable the Screensaver from starting but not the Screen Power Off.
>
> System Preferences/Energy Saver/Sleep
>
> Move the sliders over to "Never."
Thanks. So what you are saying is the TV software is not considered an
Activity by the Screensaver and the Energy Saver/Sleep function and one has
to switch OFF those functions to stop them being activated when watching TV
on the computer?


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From: Gregory Weston on 13 Jul 2008 11:34
In article <C49FD68E.7AC4%paul.woodsfordNOSPAM(a)virgin.net>,
Paul Woodsford <paul.woodsfordNOSPAM(a)virgin.net> wrote:

> On 13/07/2008 15:49, in article 0038a3b3$0$22224$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com,
> "Warren Oates" <warren.oates(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <C49FD1F8.792F%paul.woodsfordNOSPAM(a)virgin.net>,
> > Paul Woodsford <paul.woodsfordNOSPAM(a)virgin.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I have got my 1st Mac an iMac with Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz CPU.
> >> I'm using aWinTV - HVR 900 usb digital TV stick and EyeTV ver 3.02.
> >> How do I stop both the Screensave and then Screen Power Off mode working
> >> whilst watching the TV.If I use the Screensaver Hot Corner function I can
> >> disable the Screensaver from starting but not the Screen Power Off.
> >
> > System Preferences/Energy Saver/Sleep
> >
> > Move the sliders over to "Never."
> Thanks. So what you are saying is the TV software is not considered an
> Activity by the Screensaver and the Energy Saver/Sleep function and one has
> to switch OFF those functions to stop them being activated when watching TV
> on the computer?

I'll say that there's something quirky about your machine if you're
seeing either of those functions activate while watching something in
EyeTV. I've been using EyeTV for years, across 3 Macs and 4 versions of
OS X (currently an Core Solo mini with 10.5.4) and haven't experienced
this problem. Typically the "activity" that prevents invoking the screen
saver and sleep functions is user interaction, but software *can* tickle
it and as far as I can tell EyeTV *does*.

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From: Jolly Roger on 13 Jul 2008 12:36
In article <C49FD1F8.792F%paul.woodsfordNOSPAM(a)virgin.net>,
Paul Woodsford <paul.woodsfordNOSPAM(a)virgin.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> I have got my 1st Mac an iMac with Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz CPU.
> I'm using aWinTV - HVR 900 usb digital TV stick and EyeTV ver 3.02.
> How do I stop both the Screensave and then Screen Power Off mode working
> whilst watching the TV.If I use the Screensaver Hot Corner function I can
> disable the Screensaver from starting but not the Screen Power Off.
> I can find nothing in the EyeTV preferences.
> Is this possible and can anyone point me in the right direction to sort this
> out?
> Any help much appreciated

I have been using EyeTV for some time now (connected to Elgato video
capture hardware), and I've *never* seen the screen saver activate while
watching shows. Something must be different about your setup.
Obviously, you are using different video capture hardware. I wouldn't
think the hardware you are using would be the cause, but it's possible.

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