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Title: Way to have LED screen automatically "Power ON" when plugged into electricity?
Post by: 80sarcadegames on October 28, 2016, 10:57:29 am

I've been contemplating investing in the "Smart Strip" to power on EVERYTHING with one button (plan on hard wiring the PC "power on" button to a button on the control panel), but I have an LED screen that does NOT turn on automatically when you plug the power into the wall?

As of right now I have to physically push an "power on" button to turn on the LED display. Anyway to get your display/TV/monitor to automatically go to "ON" status simply whenever it has electrical power?

https://www.amazon.com/Smart-Strip-LCG-3M-Autoswitching-Technology/dp/B0006PUDQK (https://www.amazon.com/Smart-Strip-LCG-3M-Autoswitching-Technology/dp/B0006PUDQK)

Title: Re: Way to have LED screen automatically "Power ON" when plugged into electricity?
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on October 28, 2016, 11:35:43 am

What monitor brand do you have?

Title: Re: Way to have LED screen automatically "Power ON" when plugged into electricity?
Post by: 80sarcadegames on October 28, 2016, 12:26:36 pm

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TR057LQ (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TR057LQ)

Title: Re: Way to have LED screen automatically "Power ON" when plugged into electricity?
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on October 28, 2016, 12:56:20 pm

Your monitor should go to sleep when you turn your PC off.  When you turn you PC back on it should auto detect the signal and turn on.  I checked the manual and there is an option for "auto detect" that should be enabled.
https://www.manualslib.com/products/Samsung-S27e360h-3917314.html (https://www.manualslib.com/products/Samsung-S27e360h-3917314.html)

However, since it's a Samsung (I have a similar one) you can't cut power to the monitor.  If you do, you need to press the power button EVERY time to turn it on.  So a smart strip won't help.  Sadly, you will need to keep constant power to the monitor in order for it to stay in sleep mode.

Hope this helps.

DeL

Title: Re: Way to have LED screen automatically "Power ON" when plugged into electricity?
Post by: 80sarcadegames on October 28, 2016, 01:00:39 pm

Wow! I didn't know that it can turn on with it just recognizing that the PC is powered on.

Doesn't the Smart Strip have a few slots that provide constant power 100% of the time which is not
turned off ever?

Title: Re: Way to have LED screen automatically "Power ON" when plugged into electricity?
Post by: MartyKong on October 28, 2016, 03:49:26 pm

Yes, they all have at least one always hot plug. Shame there's not a setting for auto off :-\

Title: Re: Way to have LED screen automatically "Power ON" when plugged into electricity?
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on October 28, 2016, 05:27:30 pm

To me, you are defeating the purpose of a Smart strip to use that outlet.  Why not just use a normal power strip inside that's always plugged in and turned on?  Simply wire up an arcade button in the back or top of the arcade game that you press to turn the PC itself on (tap into the wires of the power button on the motherboard (usually 2 pins).  When the PC turns on the monitor (which is still plugged into the normal power strip) detects the PC signal and turns on.

Easy.

DeL