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07-25-2007, 06:20 AM
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| Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delhi
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|  Save Energy - Use Blackle .. Blackle is Google search engine which is all black in color (as the name says). Blackle’s screen is all black, and it saves a large amount of power as it consumes very less power as compared to the power and energy consumed by Google Home Page. They also say that its good for your eyes as working in bright colors for long time can harm your eyes in long term. According to a ecoIron if Google changes its color codes to black, then they would be able to save 3000 MW-Hours per year. Phew! That’s a good amount of energy saved. Experiencing the Global warming, we all must take initiative to save energy. So , start using Blackle instead of Google ... Blackle - Energy Saving Search For more .. Tech Check Last edited by mantoadmire; 07-25-2007 at 06:27 AM. |
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07-25-2007, 09:00 AM
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| Try again! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio
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  |  Re: Save Energy - Use Blackle .. Cool find. If only everyone was so energy-efficient...
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07-25-2007, 09:43 AM
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| Over glorified monkey  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Surrey, UK
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| Re: Save Energy - Use Blackle .. ive seen this before. its only really energy efficient if you use a CRT monitor, because on a TFT screen light is given out of each pixel regardless of the color, whereas CRT give out less light per pixel depending on the shade.
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07-26-2007, 12:34 PM
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| Re: Save Energy - Use Blackle .. It could be useful if you use your computer in very low or no light, because the contrast in colors will be really easy to see.
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07-27-2007, 04:04 AM
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| Over glorified monkey Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Surrey, UK
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| Re: Save Energy - Use Blackle .. yeah white writing on a blackbackground is much easier on the eyes. thats why maddox's site is so good.
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11-28-2007, 10:58 PM
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| Wizard Techie Join Date: Jan 2004
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 | Re: Save Energy - Use Blackle .. It still takes more energy to create white light than it does to create black light. A minuscule amount, but if a million people use it, it's a significant save. I just found Blackle, changed my homepage to it, trying to spread the word. It seems I've gotten greener in my old age. :-P |
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11-29-2007, 12:25 AM
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| Future ex-member  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chehalis, WA
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| Re: Save Energy - Use Blackle .. Well, changed the homepage on my pc's
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11-30-2007, 03:47 AM
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| Multicellular Eukaryote  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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| Re: Save Energy - Use Blackle .. Quote:
an LCD just shines light through every pixel, and then the liquid crystals will block out the light components that are not supposed to be shining through, and lets through the components that are. If the pixel is supposed to be black, it will block all of the red, green and blue components of light out. But it won't stop the backlight from shining onto the pixels.
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11-30-2007, 03:51 AM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oxford, UK
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| Re: Save Energy - Use Blackle .. Useless on a LCD, but I think it looks better so I'll be using it 
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