[Solved] Black screen

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[Solved] Black screen

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I listen to internet radio stations and I would prefer to have a black screen and just have the audio. Is there a shortcut that could blank out the video while retaining the audio?
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Re: Black screen

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Is this a laptop or a desktop? If it's a desktop, you could simply switch the monitor off...
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Re: Black screen

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I am using a laptop. Sometimes I hook up the HDMI cable to the television and use the sound on the tv. But then I still just want background music with no disrupting video.
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Re: Black screen

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I just found something you might want to try. Download this image: https://wallpapercave.com/wp/DTvUQor.jpg

Now open the image in Xviewer, then press F11.

Presto, blacknesso.

Hope that helps.

Hit F11 again to get back control of your desktop. The image is 1920x1080. A larger desktop may require a larger image.
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[Solved] Re: Black screen

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Fantastic!!!
That's going to work just fine.
Thank you!

I've noticed that all these 'new' televisions cannot have a blank or dark screen. In the old tvs one could turn a knob and blank out the screen. This shows how much of an electronic prison we are now in as we are force fed audio and video. Even if we choose to turn off the tv/laptop, we are supposedly being monitored by an active camera and microphones in the 'switched off' tv/laptop.
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Re: [Solved] Black screen

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Hey, that's great. Glad I could help! :)
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