IFA 08: Enough greenwashing already, guys

Extraordinary.  That's what Samsung are calling it.  Their next 24 inch screens will consume 50% less energy than conventional screens, apparently.


A quick look at our Product Face-Offs for the Samsung T240HD reveals the following finding … the manufacturer has already got power consumption down to 37W in some cases, as the graph we brought you last week shows:


And the same is true of any 24 inch fitted with a TN panel, like this new 244EBW.  Many competing models with TN usually make do with only 40 watts.  The 24 inch PVA models, which use a proprietary Samsung technology, currently run at about twice that.  So, where’s the miracle?