Is it safe to unplug power, from a working LCD monitor?
On my monitor the soft-press button puts the device in a Sleep mode. The screen is off but the power button remains on, just orange rather than green(Powered on)! I noticed that when I press the soft power button again the monitor turns on more quickly then if I pull the power and then restore it. All things considering if your LCD has a back-light being turned off and on would makes me wonder about the stress on it. I'm not sure there's any evidence that turning it off and on in this manor would worsen it. I believe the back-lights are fluorescent bulbs and simply removing the power to theses should present no problem! My thought is go for it!