[NetBehaviour] Fwd: Re: Fwd: BLACKLE

[james jwm-art net]

My 19" CRT is so bad it can be used as heating in cooler weather, and
doubly bad in hot weather, needing a fan to cool the room down...

Anyone want to donate a 19" LCD ? :)




On 24/7/2007, "Helen Varley Jamieson" <helen at creative-catalyst.com>
wrote:

>phew, looks like we can all save our eyes & make no difference to the
>planet as long as we're using lcd screens : )
>
>>i've read around a little about energy consumption, screens and colour.
>>
>>contrary to my superstitions it looks like LCD's shouldn't actually be
>>considered in the equation after all. this really only applies to CRT
>>displays.
>>
>>LCD's have a back-light that is continuously on. a 'black' pixel is
>>merely just a crystal turned such that it blocks light from the
>>backlight. for this reason it should make no difference whether a pixel
>>is black or white.
>>
>>some people are reporting small reductions in power useage on LCD
>>displays but most notice no change.
>>
>>i thought that there might be some sort of load calibration done as a
>>result of whether a crystal blocks light or let's it through but apparently
>>that is a design for LCD's not yet in the market.
>>
>>to summarise:
>>
>>   if you're using a CRT you shouldn't be.
>>
>>   LCD users can dress in white.
>>
>>some links:
>>
>>
>>http://ecoiron.blogspot.com/2007/01/black-google-would-save-3000-megawatts.html
>>
>>   http://www.risingphoenixdesign.com/blackback.html
>>
>>julian
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>>..on or around Tue, Jul 24, 2007 at 09:51:26AM +1000, Helen Varley
>>Jamieson said:
>>>  >>Folks,
>>>  >>
>>>  >>We probably all use google several times a day - here's something
>>>  >>to consider:
>>>  >>
>>>  >>When your screen is white, be it an empty word page, or the Google
>>>  >>page, your computer consumes 74 watts, and when its black it
>>>  >>consumes only 59 watts. An article about the energy saving that
>>>  >>would be achieved if Google had a black screen, taking into account
>>>  >>the huge number of page views, worked out at a saving of 750 mega
>>>  >>watts/hour per year.
>>>  >>
>>>  >>In a response to this article Google created a black version of its
>>>  >>search engine, called Blackle, with the exact same functions as the
>>>  >>white version, but with a lower energy consumption, check it out:
>>>  >>
>>>  >>http://www.blackle.com
>>>  >
>>>  >
>>>
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