But the difference is nothing compared to the accompanying computer tower.*
*Edit 1
I thought that with OLED screens, and a dark mode that supports it, black pixels are actually not backlit, meaning they use less energy. Is that not right?
Right, OP refers to LCD, which is the older tech that works by selective occlusion.
Ah. Thanks for pointing that out, @Septimaeus@infosec.pub. I was considering an OLED screen to be a modern LCD screen.
I use dark mode to save my eyes, not energy.
Interestingly though I haven’t had OLED display on any of my devices since 2015.
That’s why I don’t use LCD if I can help it nowadays
Energy usage is the reason? I hope you understand how negligible it is…
It’s not negligible when running on battery…
Yes it is.
This does not make sense, explain.
LCDs work by using energy to block the backlight strategically. OLEDs work by only lighting up what you’re likely to be able to see in the first place, no backlight.
Does that mean dark mode isn’t vegan?
Not necessarily, if the LCD has local dimming depending on the dimming zone size it could be more energy efficient in dark mode.
idc I can’t read anything in light mode
I just think it’s funny that, way back in the DOS days, dark mode was the only mode, then GUIs and the web were the “modern” thing, and if you didn’t like, fuck you too bad… Now we’ve gone full circle.
