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Ask HN: To save energy, light mode + dim screen or dark mode + bright screen?

3 points by rr-geil-j ↗ HN
I find myself increasing my screen brightness whenever I use dark themes/modes, and vice versa. Since I have no real preference between the two, I'm thinking of just choosing based on energy savings.

Which combination saves more energy in the long run?

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ohiovr
I was going to give an opinion but wouldn’t it be more fun to make an experiment?
rr-geil-j
I was thinking of that though I still have to find out which method is accurate. I was hoping someone in HN already did something similar. :-)
avocadoLife
AFAIK, dark mode can save energy on OLED based screens (due to pixels being completely turned off) but not on LCD-based screens. However, lowering brightness should probably always lower energy usage.