Are you aware that reducing the energy consumption on monitors is competely irrelevant compared to the giant data centers coming up now, taking as much as power as a small city?
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lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
4k is enough, 60fps is enough, no smart or AI stuff is perfectly fine…
What about reducing the energy consumption? That’s an innovation I want.
1984@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
pastaq@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You can care about more than one thing
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Yes, sort of like if your kitchen is on fire but you also need to vacuum the living room. You should definitely focus on finishing the vacuuming before addressing the fire, because, you know, you can care about more than one thing.
badgermurphy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Fires are more urgent than messes, but we have firemen and custodians and need them both. The poster can vote with his wallet to get the best energy efficiency possible in his home electronics and possibly vote at the ballot box to help regulate corporate energy waste.
It doesn’t seem sane that he would have to forego every other endeavor in his life until the most urgent issue in it is resolved, even if there is no direct action he can take about that one at this time.
I need a new car and also to do the dishes. The new car is much more important, but I have no means to work on the car issue today and am already standing in the kitchen. Is it more productive if I pace around wringing my hands in concern about the car problem, or maybe wash some dishes now and get a car in the morning when the dealership opens?
hume_lemmy@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Try to keep up with me here: what if you could put out the fire and vacuum at the same time?
1984@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Of course, buy monitors that use a bit less energy. That will give you probably 1 dollar per year in savings, and you can spend that on something nicer. A cup of coffee maybe.
lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
I personally do reject that kind of thinking.
“But others are worse” reminds me of the kindergarten…
EU has introduced energy efficiency levels for monitors based on the potential and we are far from the goal.
I can’t tear down AI data centers, but I can choose to buy a monitor that does not heat up my living room and leads to a nicer electricity bill for me.
Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“I can’t tear down AI data”
I mean, if the wealthy won’t listen and they are trying to steal all our resources this is exactly what must happen.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
By that logic, I should go out and just start a murder spree, because people die anyway so whats the point.
Malfeasant@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Start?
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Shhh, back in the locker with you. You’ll be with your mother soon.
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I’m reminded of this type of absurdity every time my Creative T40 speakers auto-shut off after a few minutes of inactivity, and take 4 seconds to wake up again. Yes, that entire millijoule of (entirely renewable) electrical energy is making a huge difference.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Modern TVs use a fraction of the energy of CRTs.
HereIAm@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I hope you mean 60hz is enough for TVs. Because I certainly don’t want that regression on my monitor 😄
1984@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Totally agree. Huge difference when moving windows or gaming on a 120 Hz or higher monitor. So smooth.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Never noticed.
freddo@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
You have never noticed the difference between 60 and 120hz?
echodot@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Honestly you will. You probably never compared the two side by side.
It’s incredibly apparent, you think it’s smooth but then when you go over to 120 Hz and then go back the difference is very apparent.
lukaro@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I notice the difference between 60 an 72hz but only after a few hours when i either get or don’t have a headache from using 60hz. Visually I see no difference.
MadBigote@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
So important that my windows move smoothly, right?
1984@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Just like my entire system. Smooth.
scala@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
120hz on my 4k 75in TV. Didn’t bother connecting it to WiFi. It’s a dumb TV now