When I play a movie on VLC the screen turns off after 10 minutes. I used to run Ubuntu and this didn't happen there.
Ubuntu – Screen turns off while VLC is playing movies in Kubuntu
11.10kubuntuvlc
11.10kubuntuvlc
When I play a movie on VLC the screen turns off after 10 minutes. I used to run Ubuntu and this didn't happen there.
Best Answer
There are couple of settings that you should check in VLC:
1) Tools --> Preferences --> Show All --> Video --> Disable screensaver
2) Tools --> Preferences --> Show All --> Advanced --> Inhibit the power management daemon during playback
If both of this options are checked, you could try a simple wrapper script which disables the monitor modes that will power down, standby or blank the screen prior to calling VLC: