@MattW03@lemmy.ca to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agoHe's not wrong.lemmy.caimagemessage-square17arrow-up114
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minus-square@rhacer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoMore interestingly, lamps in video games use the same amount of real electricity if they are on or off.
minus-squareDa Bald Eagullinkfedilink1•6 months agoNot necessarily, on OLED displays (which are definitely a thing for desktop computers and TVs) a light that’s turned off is using less power because the pixels the lamp is displayed on (and the ones around it too) are dimmer.
More interestingly, lamps in video games use the same amount of real electricity if they are on or off.
Not necessarily, on OLED displays (which are definitely a thing for desktop computers and TVs) a light that’s turned off is using less power because the pixels the lamp is displayed on (and the ones around it too) are dimmer.