Observations on power management

Posted Nov 24, 2008 21:07 UTC (Mon) by nix (subscriber, #2304)
In reply to: Observations on power management by jwb
Parent article: Observations on power management

Of course this only applies if you're displaying a screensaver image. If,
say, you're display an xterm (almost totally black, a bit of white text),
turning off the backlight is a rather bad idea, and you just have to eat
that tiny extra bit of power.

Observations on power management

Posted Nov 25, 2008 3:17 UTC (Tue) by ncm (guest, #165) [Link] (3 responses)

Yet another argument for defaulting to black text on a white background: it doesn't just save your eyes, it saves power.

Observations on power management

Posted Nov 25, 2008 13:48 UTC (Tue) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link] (2 responses)

Black text on a white background hurts my eyes (not surprising given that that means I'm basically staring into a light bulb).

Observations on power management

Posted Nov 25, 2008 21:50 UTC (Tue) by ncm (guest, #165) [Link] (1 responses)

Turning down the brightness of the white background saves your eyes and saves power, too.

Observations on power management

Posted Nov 27, 2008 12:30 UTC (Thu) by lysse (guest, #3190) [Link]

Contrast is a friend for those of us with dodgy eyesight.

I miss monochrome monitors; I don't suppose they're made any more, are they? A shame; I'd love to have a 600dpi monochrome A3-sized TFT on my desk - and given that 225dpi colour displays can be made, I think it's possible...