Executive Summary: A playback option that enables a black screen mode to only hear audio of video content.
Reasoning: My wife and I enjoy having the background noise of our favourite TV shows to fall asleep to. The flicker of the video playing on the screen is distracting and a black screen feature would fix this.
Work arounds: We have tried adjusting screen contrast and brightness to simulate black screen but this created issues when going to use the screen next time. Screen menu systems are usually cumbersome to navigate.
Arguments to implement: Creating a black screen playback feature seems like it should be easy to code and thus quick to implement. A quick ROI for time invested. Take video media playback, project black screen, keep audio.
Also, YouTube black screen content is an example of a similar scenario of a video playback being used just for audio.
Bonus suggestion: Add a sleep timer feature like some TV’s have to automatically stop playback of media after timer expires.
Best Regards,
A.H.
