[Gllug] Why we still like CRTs

[- Tethys]

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 3:35 PM, John Winters <john at sinodun.org.uk> wrote:

> You what?!  Not on any CRT or LCD screen that I've come across.  Try
> actually measuring the current being consumed by the two types of display.
> I've known CRTs consume up to 750W (yes, seriously - although this was
> quite a while ago).  LCDs tend to be more in the 20W-30W range.

Yes, LCDs use less power. But the difference isn't as significant as some
are making it out to be. The LCD I'm using at work uses around 50W. My CRT
with comparable resolution is around 130W. That's a reasonable saving, but
it's not the order of magnitude that some are claiming.

Tet

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