Hunt for screen savers

DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">I'm bored of mine now :(</div>I got a BSOD screen saver (its pretty nifty for college since its on my laptop, nobody touches it when they see it 'blue screening and restarting' while i'm on break haha) but its getting old. I was looking on google, but ever site for screen savers requires you to pay or looks like it would bomb you with spyware if you clicked on anything. Anyone want to post some cool screen savers/good sites to get some decent ones?
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    <a href="http://www.ratelis.com/stuff.html" target="_blank">http://www.ratelis.com/stuff.html</a>
    Or
    <a href="http://tron.lir.dk/software/" target="_blank">http://tron.lir.dk/software/</a>

    I think the second one is more recent.
    Hundreds of pretty screensavers.
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    Not to be a buzzkill, but I'm pretty sure screensavers are bad for LCDs, since they'll wear them out faster, and aren't needed because you don't get burn in like you do on a CRT.

    I could be wrong though.
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  • BlackMageBlackMage [citation needed] Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17474Members, Constellation
    edited June 2007
    <!--quoteo(post=1632753:date=Jun 10 2007, 01:53 AM:name=Mantrid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mantrid @ Jun 10 2007, 01:53 AM) [snapback]1632753[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Not to be a buzzkill, but I'm pretty sure screensavers are bad for LCDs, since they'll wear them out faster, and aren't needed because you don't get burn in like you do on a CRT.

    I could be wrong though.
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    Screensavers have been pretty useless since the late '90s. They do look pretty, though. You do get more wear on any monitor by displaying anything on it, though a screensaver shouldn't reduce the service life by any noticeable amount... (Most LCDs I've worked with have burned their backlight out or have died because of foreign object damage or mishandling)

    On topic: I use <a href="http://zmatrix.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">ZMatrix</a>.

    Click for bigger:
    <a href="http://blackmage.org/bbs/src/1181472070737.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://blackmage.org/bbs/thumb/1181472070737s.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" /></a>
    (it looks a lot better in motion)
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  • RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
    I've been using this <a href="http://www.9031.com/downloads/screensavers.html" target="_blank">FLIQLO</a> screensaver for quite some time. Simple but I think it looks pretty snazzy.
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  • RoverRover blargh Join Date: 2003-09-23 Member: 21139Members
    I just turn my screen off every time I leave my pc for more than a minute or so :/
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  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    edited June 2007
    i just use mine so that it is passworded, dont need my friends poking around on my computer and come back with a big penis plastered on my background <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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  • RoverRover blargh Join Date: 2003-09-23 Member: 21139Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1632812:date=Jun 10 2007, 07:04 PM:name=Drfuzzy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Drfuzzy @ Jun 10 2007, 07:04 PM) [snapback]1632812[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    i just use mine so that it is passworded, dont need my friends poking around on my computer and come back with a big penis plastered on my background <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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    If you turn your screen off you can still do that.
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  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1632815:date=Jun 10 2007, 01:32 PM:name=Rover)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rover @ Jun 10 2007, 01:32 PM) [snapback]1632815[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    If you turn your screen off you can still do that.
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    yea but that ain't cool <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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  • HybridclawHybridclaw Join Date: 2003-11-03 Member: 22271Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1632739:date=Jun 10 2007, 12:20 AM:name=Drfuzzy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Drfuzzy @ Jun 10 2007, 12:20 AM) [snapback]1632739[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I got a BSOD screen saver...
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    where did you get that, cause i could use it

    and also does anyone know where to get that old 3D maze screen saver, i think windows 98 had it
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1632876:date=Jun 10 2007, 07:24 PM:name=Hybridclaw)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Hybridclaw @ Jun 10 2007, 07:24 PM) [snapback]1632876[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    where did you get that, cause i could use it

    and also does anyone know where to get that old 3D maze screen saver, i think windows 98 had it
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    I loved this screen saver. I remember being mesmerized by it in the 2nd grade.
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  • GreeGree Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16454Members
    <a href="http://electricsheep.org/index.cgi?&menu=about" target="_blank">Electric Sheep</a> is a good screen-saver, if you don't mind that it uses your a good deal of resources to run.
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