i think the backlighting makes far more of a difference than the actual type of screen... colour TFTs always seem to be brighter, it wouldn't surprise me if they use more powerful backlights to increase colour saturation and make the screen look much nicer. just a theory.
Ben. > I believe the differences in battery time are indeed > related to the electronics within the screens. The > color screens do draw more power and thus cut down > overall battery life. As someone else said, even if > you show "black and white" on the screen, it's still a > color screen internally and is still consuming power > associated with it's internals. > > In my years of working with laptops, I don't recall a > large difference in battery life between active and > passive matrix color screens (although there are > drastic differences in construction) -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
