# Turn off HDMI dispkay via "vcgencmd display\_power 0"

**URL:** <https://dietpi.com/forum/t/turn-off-hdmi-dispkay-via-vcgencmd-display-power-0/20543>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [21 June 2024 13:05 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/turn-off-hdmi-dispkay-via-vcgencmd-display-power-0/20543 "2024-06-21T13:05:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![giuliomagnifico](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/giuliomagnifico/32/1890_2.png) [@giuliomagnifico](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/giuliomagnifico)\
**Post date:** [21 June 2024 13:05 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/turn-off-hdmi-dispkay-via-vcgencmd-display-power-0/20543/1 "2024-06-21T13:05:05Z")

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Hi,  
I’m trying to simply turn off my HDMI display using `vcgencmd display_power 0`

```auto
root@DietPi:~# vcgencmd display_power 0
display_power=1
root@DietPI:~#

```

But as a reply I get “display\_power=1”… 🤔 I know that is “1/ON” I want to turn it off…

Any suggestion? Why the command doesn’t set the “0” state?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![urostor](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/urostor/32/1891_2.png) [@urostor](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/urostor)\
**Post date:** [21 June 2024 14:17 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/turn-off-hdmi-dispkay-via-vcgencmd-display-power-0/20543/2 "2024-06-21T14:17:37Z")

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[https://www.reddit.com/r/dietpi/comments/x0tlpp/comment/jee7g86/](https://www.reddit.com/r/dietpi/comments/x0tlpp/comment/jee7g86/)

It’s not supported any more.

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**Author:** ![giuliomagnifico](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/giuliomagnifico/32/1890_2.png) [@giuliomagnifico](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/giuliomagnifico)\
**Post date:** [21 June 2024 14:46 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/turn-off-hdmi-dispkay-via-vcgencmd-display-power-0/20543/3 "2024-06-21T14:46:11Z")

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Great thanks, this worked!

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**Author:** ![Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/joulinar/32/57_2.png) [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)\
**Post date:** [21 June 2024 14:48 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/turn-off-hdmi-dispkay-via-vcgencmd-display-power-0/20543/4 "2024-06-21T14:48:39Z")

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At least on RPi, you can set headless mode via `dietpi-config`

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**Author:** ![urostor](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/urostor/32/1891_2.png) [@urostor](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/urostor)\
**Post date:** [22 June 2024 09:22 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/turn-off-hdmi-dispkay-via-vcgencmd-display-power-0/20543/5 "2024-06-22T09:22:47Z")

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Yes, this also saves some power!

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**Author:** ![system](https://dietpi.com/forum/uploads/default/original/1X/7e1021de2213860bce185915ce2c1786e56490ec.png) [@system](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/system)\
**Post date:** [20 September 2024 09:23 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/turn-off-hdmi-dispkay-via-vcgencmd-display-power-0/20543/6 "2024-09-20T09:23:05Z")

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