Protecting my New LCD

[tinpanalley]

I just got an LCD monitor. This is the first LCD display I've ever bought. I've heard so many conflicting reports and arguments as LCD technology has advanced. What exactly is the consensus on screensavers vs sleep mode or is there some other way of preventing pixels from retaining too much color from static images?
And within the world of screensavers, is there something that works best? I've seen photo slideshows, RSS feeds, etc. How about what the XBOX does on a TV by just dimming the image to 50% of its brightness?
Thanks for any input guys!

 

[Athadeus]

Just set monitor to turn off after 10 minutes of inactivity, and don't leave a game with static images running for a week straight. Screen savers waste power, and you shouldn't be concerned about how many panel power cycles it will go through. You can set dimming in Windows Vista/7 and I'm sure OS X to kick in after an ever shorter period to save more power.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Just set monitor to turn off after 10 minutes of inactivity

This. That's about all you can do for them, is conserve backlight lifespan.