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 -- http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net emails containing HTML will not be read. ..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 > > > > > > > -- > ____________________________________________________________ > > helen varley jamieson: creative catalyst > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.creative-catalyst.com > http://www.avatarbodycollision.org > http://www.upstage.org.nz > http://www.writerfind.com/hjamieson.htm > ____________________________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ada_list mailing list > [email protected] > http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/ _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
