Can lowering the contrast on my computer reduce the amount of energy it is using? ok, i have been like really obsessed with using less energy, partly because we save money, and because it is helping the earth.

I don%26#039;t need the contrast on my computer up all the way, so I turned it down to about... 44%. Will this help with how much energy the computer is using?

Best Answer

not at all the contrast isn%26#039;t run on the energy the computer is using, its basically a state in which you change the tones of your picture which is run from the lights at the back of the screen, it won%26#039;t save energy

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thanks, I am very relieved that I can turn it up again.

Other Answers (2)

• Not as much as turing it off. Don%26#039;t you want to save all the energy you can? Or do you just want to save a little and not inconvenience yourself?
• No the contrast doesn%26#039;t have anything to do with power consumption. the brightness would though