Does a monitor use the same amount of electricity

[KahunaHube]

Does a monitor use the same amount of electricity if its in lets say a black screen saver then when it is powered off?

 

Originally posted by: KahunaHube
Does a monitor use the same amount of electricity if its in lets say a black screen saver then when it is powered off?

Just set your monitor to go into standby when you're away for 10-15 minutes. There's no point in using a 'black screensaver' when you can just have it turn off and give you definitive energy savings.

 

[T3C]

what he said ^