jeff2429 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Anyone out there actually using Blackle?This is supposed to save energy by not being so bright, but it doesn't have all the features that google has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I remember it being on slashdot this summer. They aregue whether it actually works or not.http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/27/054249&from=rss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner154 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I've only heard it after you mentioned it. Apparently it doesn't save too much on LCD monitors. It's so minimal that it's within the marin of error, allowing us to more or less dismiss the claimed benefits.At least it seems less glaring ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff2429 Posted September 18, 2007 Author Share Posted September 18, 2007 LCDs use a steady back light to illuminate the screen, and the LCD pixels are stimulated to block the right amount of light and display the correct color. To produce white, the crystals don't do anything, they let the light pass. To product black, they need energy to block the light.I see no benefit here seeing as most people have LCD monitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner154 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Heck, doesn't that mean it takes more energy to see black on LCD as energy is needed to block the light? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff2429 Posted September 18, 2007 Author Share Posted September 18, 2007 Only way to save energy is if you have a CRT monitor since it seems LCDs use a slight fraction more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Heck, doesn't that mean it takes more energy to see black on LCD as energy is needed to block the light?No.. as stated, if no electricity is pushed to the pixel, the pixel remains black. So then there is no energy needed for the black pixels...So Redle, greenle and bluele will also need less power then google, because only 1 part of the pixel is powered, instead of all three to get white.but all this makes a v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyborg Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 So what we should do is rather turn off our screens when not using them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 properties->screensaver->power->turn off monitor after 10 minutes.Much better than screensaver and I never have to press power button on my monitor.http://www.pinkle.net/Pink google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner154 Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 "To product black, they need energy to block the light."I guess that means black can be produced by dimming the whole pixel, or by blocking the light, the latter expending energy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff2429 Posted October 3, 2007 Author Share Posted October 3, 2007 http://www.pinkle.net/Pink google.If you're gonna go about hijacking my thread Andrew, you should try it like this. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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