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Power-Saving Web Pages: Real Or Myth?
An anonymous reader writes "Are dark webdesigns an energy saving alternative to a snow white Google? The theory is websites with black backgrounds save energy, based on the assumption that a monitor requires more power to display a white screen than black. Is this a blatant green washing ploy by Blackle.com, or an earnest energy saving tweak for a search tool we use every day? To find out, PCSTATS hooked up an Extech Power Analyzer to a 19" CRT and a 19" LCD and measured power draw — turns out there is a not insignificant difference ..."
People still have CRTs?
How ridiculous.
Ability to display perfect black color;
Ability to display more than one resolution correctly (useful for games, old video card = new games at reduced resolution);
Ultrafast response time, no input lag;
Reliable and have long life (people saying things like "My LCD started acting weird, but it's 3 years old, time for a new one", while my 12 year old CRT works great), but can also be repaired if necessary (well, other than the failure of the tube obviously);
More affordable than a 24" LCD that can display 2304x1440 (if such a thing even exists);
Great image quality.
The only advantages of LCDs are size, weight and power consumption - all of these are not primary features of a monitor, at least for me (the same way that I don't buy a car based solely on the fuel consumption, or a computer based on its power consumption and size - I look for performance and cost first).