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#1 2007-11-02 18:44:27
energy consuming colors
i recently read that darker screens save energy. perhaps we could turn scratch into a darker, more energy friendly site?
also, see www.blackle.com
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#2 2007-11-03 00:54:18
- MyRedNeptune
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Re: energy consuming colors
Nah, I like the site's current theme better than anything else. I don't care about the screen! 
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#3 2007-11-03 08:34:19
- kevin_karplus
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Re: energy consuming colors
The power difference from different colors is insignificant. Most of the power for a modern flat-panel screen goes into the backlight, which takes the same amount of power no matter what is displayed. Changing the overall brightness of the screen affects the power more than anything that is displayed.
If you have an old CRT monitor, that takes far more power than more modern flat-panel LCD displays.
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#4 2007-11-04 19:17:20
Re: energy consuming colors
hmm, 1 person wouldnt make much diff, but if you add all of the scratchers, woudlt it be worth it?
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#5 2007-11-04 19:19:34
Re: energy consuming colors
Vanslar wrote:
hmm, 1 person wouldnt make much diff, but if you add all of the scratchers, woudlt it be worth it?
Personally I don't think the colour black would set the correct mood for the site.
Plus I am pretty sure that what kevin said was true and darker colours only effect power consumption on the old crt monitors AKA The big cube monitors.
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