07-03-2018 06:40 AM
This ability to turn off the screen when playing music is very useful when using applications like TuneIn. Even when playing music from youtube, many times you want just to listen, not to watch. Also, for many youtube music videos, picture is static.
I saw that this functionality was available for Samsung TV models until recently. For example: Turning off the picture but not the sound (2013-2015 TVs).
From some reason, this is impossible in my brand new UE55MU9000. If this is true, I believe that Samsung can provide such functionality in one of the next software updates.
Please...
21-01-2019 06:43 AM
12-02-2019 09:14 AM - last edited 04-03-2019 02:16 PM
Same dissapointment here, looks like samsung added useless Ambient display but no way to DIM off screen. - and long pressing Ambient display button might easily turn off screen.
Will not recommend or buy Samsung TV anymore. (Until Samsung cannot implement such mini feature)
I am also developer, and there is even no programatic way how to turn off screen OFF so apps would be able to do so - like Spotify.
12-02-2019 06:57 PM
13-02-2019 04:53 PM
17-02-2019 07:58 AM
I'm am very disappointed and confused too. I've bought QE49Q6FN and there is no "PICTURE OFF" in menu
WHY??? I want to listen to TV broadcast when going to sleep but now I cannot fall to sleep because of shining QLED panel!
19-02-2019 12:08 PM
24-02-2019 08:11 PM
This is my last Samsung TV.
26-02-2019 04:38 AM - last edited 27-02-2019 12:22 AM
Found a solution!! At least for those using Apple TV...
A Samsung is NOT listening to customers needs, I figured out a solution that is giving me, finally, a total black (like an off screen) when listening to music over my Apple TV 4K. What I did is pretty simple: selected Pictures as the screen saver (instead of Aereo or other fancy options). Created a pictures folder with only one picture, which happens to be a total back image. The screen saver displays only that image and voila! I finally have the screen off, or almost off, which only illuminates for a couple of seconds to display song/artist name each time a new song starts, which is fine with me. Hope others find this tip useful.
26-02-2019 09:35 AM - last edited 27-02-2019 10:02 AM
I eventually used a similar solution. I configured my satellite box to switch on every morning to a local radio station solving my alarm function. Being a linux based satellite box I was able to edit the radio background image so it only displayed a black screen. If Samsung ever bothered to listen to their customers, I shouldn't have to do all this. Of course, Samsung have already gotten their large price from me so no longer give a darn. Unless Samsung rectify this, they will never get any more purchases from me. It should also be remembered that "word of mouth" is a powerful form of advertising.
21-03-2019 10:42 AM
Is that box radio mode black screen stops electric consumption?