On 05 Apr 2012, "BillW50" wrote in
alt.windows7.general:

In ,
richard typed:
On Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:50:54 -0700, W. eWatson wrote:

I'd like to blank out my screen when the keyboard and mouse are not
used for say 8 minutes. How is that done?

press the power button on the monitor.

That is what I do too Richard. Nothing else seems to work better. ;-)

So, what do you do, set your alarm watch to return from whatever you're
doing, wherever you are, to ring every 8 minutes so you can run back to
the computer to punch the monitor button?

I think it's better to let the computer do it for you.