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Old 11-05-08, 09:20 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
I'll add to this. I normally use a 21" crt monitor. It uses 98W with a black background and 120W with a white background. I'm currently reviewing a 22" LCD and it uses more elecricity on a black screen than white! Odd how that works huh? Its a very minimal amount at 42W white vs 45W black, but still odd.
Look for one with the EnergyStar logo. I just put my Viewsonic 22" LCD on my Kill-a-Watt and it's drawing ~17W.
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