On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 04:45:59PM +0100, Breathnach, Proinnsias (Dublin) wrote:
> approx 4 years to make back the price difference !
>> And that's before you discount the energy-saving features of most modern
> monitors .. which only consume about 3 or 4 watts in standby mode ...
well, for 8 hours a day of use - 1/3 a day. so 12 years from the
above number.
> Of course ... there's also eye-strain costs to be factored, and real-estate
> considerations etc ... (plus depreciation / wear and tear etc)
well, i find that lcd screens have less flicker, so that's less
eye-strain. plus they're easier to move to the right angle and height,
so again, less eye (and body) strain.
also, the us epa (poor unloved bastards that they are in this
administration) have this pretty informative page on the topic:
http://yosemite.epa.gov/estar/consumers.nsf/content/LCDorCRT.htm
kevin
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