Opinion Time: Leave it on, or turn it off?

[jnicholes]

Time to hear some opinions ...

Once I drop the iPAQ into the docking station it magically turns on, and after a minute, the backlight will turn off ... so I'm not too concerned ... or should I be?

Is there any harm in leaving the iPAQ on all the time, or should I turn it off when I’m not busy synchronizing or copying files. Any ideas, thoughts, or opinions?

Many thanks!

[Minnion]

leaving the screen on for long periods of time can burn the image into the screen, but this means leaving it sit for a couple of days

[christak]

a couple of days

I don't believe this is true... These screens are not like old CRTs that you had to be so concerned about "burn in"... I really don't think you'll do much (any) damage to the screen.

I bought my first iPAQ in July 2000 -- no problem ever with the screen (I still have it) and I did what you describe almost every work day for hours at a time until I bought my next iPAQ in July 2002. I do the same thing with it -- no problems at all. My wife has one too -- again no problem in hers after 16 months with it...

[Minnion]

I work computer sales for best buy and our lcd's get burned pixels left and right, from being left on all night. its mostly just one or two pixels on a couple of models, but be warned it can still happen.

[msarq]

One very simple thing few of us know is to push and hold the shutoff button, after 1 or 2 second the screen turns off but the PPC is still running...
Great for battery saving like when listening to music etc...
Hope this helps.