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06-15-2009
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| | Visual Effects Do the visual effects make a difference in energy usage? If so, about how much? I mean like should we be "going green" and ditching the eye candy or what? |
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06-15-2009
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| | Re: Visual Effects "Anthony Williams" <TruthSeeker@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23nBrioa7JHA.2656@xxxxxx Quote: > Do the visual effects make a difference in energy usage? If so, about how > much? I mean like should we be "going green" and ditching the eye candy > or what? get less battery power per charge but not a huge amount, so yes it does use more energy. But as for how much in terms of real usage, I don't know. Its the sort of thing where for an individual the effect is very tiny and negligable but if millions were dong the same thing it would have an effect. You alone ditching the eye candy is not going to save the earth. |
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06-15-2009
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| | Re: Visual Effects "Anthony Williams" <TruthSeeker@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#nBrioa7JHA.2656@xxxxxx Quote: > Do the visual effects make a difference in energy usage? If so, about how > much? I mean like should we be "going green" and ditching the eye candy > or what? long walk. Or better yet, go to the beach... |
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06-16-2009
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| | Re: Visual Effects "Tae Song" <tae_song@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eHq4F2a7JHA.728@xxxxxx Quote: > > "Anthony Williams" <TruthSeeker@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:#nBrioa7JHA.2656@xxxxxx Quote: >> Do the visual effects make a difference in energy usage? If so, about >> how much? I mean like should we be "going green" and ditching the eye >> candy or what? > If you want to green, turn off the computer for a few hours and take a > nice long walk. > > Or better yet, go to the beach... |
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06-16-2009
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| | Re: Visual Effects "Anthony Williams" <TruthSeeker@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23nBrioa7JHA.2656@xxxxxx Quote: > Do the visual effects make a difference in energy usage? If so, about how > much? I mean like should we be "going green" and ditching the eye candy > or what? |
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06-16-2009
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| | Re: Visual Effects "Gordon" <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >That works for me Gordon doesn't live in California. |
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