Hi, I dont understand the screensaver implementation. Based on the screensaver settings you can put a value between 5min and 2 hours. I can partially understand this to protect the LCD screen but it isnt logical. In the current implementation - when the screensaver is activated - it will never return automatically back to the original screen. For example when you play new tracks, album etc. You need to manual press the screen or use the option in the app. Why is that? Extremely clunky. Normal (or expected) behaviour would be: when media tracks are pausd/idle for x amount of time the screen would be blank(or display other screensaver) but when i play the track again, or new track, the screen should be back to normal (automatic) And isnt there a less intrusive screensaver, like showing cover-art more dynamic, or use a simple ball bouncing in the screen? Any updates expected in the future for this, i will this behaviour not change?
You may be right, but... The screen-saver option is there to save the screen... hence: after a while you don't use it it gets shut down. This is the behavior of every screensaver out in the wild. You may want something different, of course, but that may not be called a screen-saver. Rather a screen entertainment pattern, uh?
I get your point, and i'm even okay with the max duration when the screensaver will be activated to save the screen. But why is it, when i stop/pause a track it all depends on the screensaver delay? So for example if i've enabled the screensaver for 2 hours and pause/stop a track (device is doing nothing). i have to wait 2 hours till the screensaver kicks in (shut down the screen) I' think it's extemely annoying to see an active display when nothing is played for over 2 hours. Ofcourse i can shorten the screensaver time to 15 min or 30 min, but that doesnt make much sense to me when i do play media (black screen or clock)
That's just BECAUSE you said you want the SS to intervene after 2 hours. If, OTOH, your wish is different, don't blame the SS algorithm.
I agree. The screensaver implementation is very unusual. I would hope they improve on this with firmware. My vote would also be album art in some way shape or form and then time out after a while.
Well perhaps i didnt explain it correctly but i'm an end-user approaching it from a functional point-of-view. The SS algorithm (as you called it) is brainless as it has zero interaction with playing media. Why does the screensaver needs to be activated when i've played constant different tracks or albums thus refreshing LCD that should be more than sufficient to save the LCD. It's like moving your mouse in Windows but the SS will still be activated. Does not sounds logical right? Again, here is the text i have used in my original post: " Normal (or expected) behaviour would be: when media tracks are paused/idle for x amount of time the screen would be blank(or display other screensaver) but when i play the track again, or new track, the screen should be back to normal (automatic)" So yes, i blame the SS algorithm for not having a proper smart algorithm besides 'if x minutes are passed then activate SS no matter what' Or i blame the media player not communicating with the SS. I dont care where the fault is but it would be absolute great if there would be an solution/fix for this in the future to make this product even better.
I'm also aggravated by this. If the streamer is at idle with no music playing, then implement the screen saver. If the streamer is actively playing music, give us the option of turning it off while it is operating. It seems like a relatively simple thing to update in firmware. I really hope you'll consider it. @DavidWu5
Also my opinion: Screen saver should become only then active, when there's no user interaction or playing music. Curently I've disabled global in the android settings the screen saver, but that's also not a good workaroud, because it will not save the LCD. In the app, we've the option to switch off / switch on the screen. For me it will be fine, to have the same as IR or IP control --> exists there an equal command?
Honestly with a regular IPS panel type inside the DMP-A6 there is no such thing as burn-in. A screen saver is literally not needed at all. It's a cosmetic feature and it would be nice being able to disable it. It's simply just for decoration. But yes, you can disable it in Android settings as @Burki said. I have done that myself too.
I believe LCD is less susceptible, if at all, to burn in, or image retention, than other screen technology. OLED otoh is very sensitive to it. I concur, there should be an option to disable the screensaver.
I've been running my DMP A8 and so far love it. The inability to completely turn off the screen save was a stupid idea. Was this one of those let's save a few watts of power in every city? I'm so harsh about this because this is an amazing box. The Eversolo DMP A8 was done so right. I kept avoiding spending any more money on a streamer until incorporating many of the features that the A8 has. So if you marketing/research types want an opinion, here it is.
