I think this is also true for CRT screens, maybe more so. Obviously as people say there's other more impactful ways to save energy. But the great thing about this is that people mostly prefer dark mode, it saves battery, and is easier on the eyes. So, even if the environmental part turns out to be a dud, it's still a win.
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I've touched just about every resource imaginable under the Sun (too bad they were bought out by Oracle)
This actually doesn't apply to CRTs. The vast majority of energy consumption in a CRT is due to the movement of the imaging beam, not the beam projection itself.
I got that info from scientific america, not to say weather it's true or not:
CRT monitors, which until a few years ago were the predominant models among PC users, consume more power when a computer screen is white. To confirm this, Schindler measured the energy output of an 18-inch (45.7-centimeter) CRT monitor and found it used 102 watts when the screen was white but only 79 watts when the display was black.
I'm a web developer, graphic designer, type designer, musician, comicbook-geek, LEGO-collector, food lover … as well as husband and father, located just south of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Earlier this year I forgot my laptop charger and ended up on an IBM thinkpad running windows XP, which lead me to doing a bit of research on this sort of thing.
People still use Internet Explorer 6. 0.01% of people, but that still is around 1 million people. I'm sure there must be some internet cafes and hostels using old computer monitors.
I'm a web developer, graphic designer, type designer, musician, comicbook-geek, LEGO-collector, food lover … as well as husband and father, located just south of Copenhagen, Denmark.
I'm a web developer, graphic designer, type designer, musician, comicbook-geek, LEGO-collector, food lover … as well as husband and father, located just south of Copenhagen, Denmark.
This is great.
I think this is also true for CRT screens, maybe more so. Obviously as people say there's other more impactful ways to save energy. But the great thing about this is that people mostly prefer dark mode, it saves battery, and is easier on the eyes. So, even if the environmental part turns out to be a dud, it's still a win.
This actually doesn't apply to CRTs. The vast majority of energy consumption in a CRT is due to the movement of the imaging beam, not the beam projection itself.
I got that info from scientific america, not to say weather it's true or not:
Interesting article! Thanks for sharing. However, I assume nobody use CRT-screens anymore?
Earlier this year I forgot my laptop charger and ended up on an IBM thinkpad running windows XP, which lead me to doing a bit of research on this sort of thing.
People still use Internet Explorer 6. 0.01% of people, but that still is around 1 million people. I'm sure there must be some internet cafes and hostels using old computer monitors.
You’re probably right!
Thanks!