Other ways to turn monitor off?

[Se7ven]

then you would know why I would be concerned having it on 24/7, not to mention you run the risk of burning it out quicker

 

[asim18]

Found this but the download link isn't working: http://deewriting.com/2009/10/powersaving2-programmatically-send-computer-screen-to-standby-mode/

 

[Burnsy2023]

then you would know why I would be concerned having it on 24/7, not to mention you run the risk of burning it out quicker

When my monitor is in standby mode it uses less than 2W. That's hardly breaking the bank. Also, leaving it on won't necessarily reduce the life of the monitor, especially if it's in standby.

 

[Mik3]

I use Ultramon to do this, options - hotkeys - disable or enable secondary monitors.