LG claims Flatron W2252TE is "world's most energy-efficient monitor"

LG has just announced what it claims to be the "world's most energy-efficient monitor," and it looks like it's been able to lay claim to that (potentially dubious) title without making too many compromises on specs. That includes a 22-inch screen size with a 1680 x 1050 resolution, a lofty 10,000:1 contrast ratio, a 2 ms response time, a 170 degree viewing angle, and a 250cd/m2 brightness rating, all while supposedly maintaining a 45% (or roughly 40W) reduction power consumption compared to other models. No word on a price, unfortunately, but the Flatron W2252TE will apparently be available in the UK this August.

[Via Smart Planet, thanks Adam]

[AC @ Jun 12th 2008 1:52PM]

so when does it come stateside?

[helloUser @ Jun 12th 2008 1:53PM]

If its a TN display, I dont care about this monitor.

[KorruptioN @ Jun 12th 2008 3:01PM]

It's a TN :(

[phanbouy @ Jun 12th 2008 3:10PM]

maybe it's the most energy-saving because you'll never want to use it?

[Niki @ Jun 12th 2008 2:00PM]

How can you maintain a 2ms refresh and a 10,000:1 contrast with less than half the power? Not to mention the brightness and size...

Although, if it's that big, eco friendly, and cheap-ish, I'm in for one.
=]

[kjb434 @ Jun 12th 2008 2:18PM]

If 40W will lower my electric bill then yay, but claim eco-friendly doesn't motivate me at all.

TODAY IS CARBON BELCH DAY!

Increase your carbon footprint to protest environmental idiocy!

Carbon is not bad.

[Danakin @ Jun 12th 2008 2:38PM]

I agree with your first sentence...
Your second has no proof, your third is libel, and your last depends on perspective.

[Mile @ Jun 12th 2008 2:42PM]

Carbon isn't bad. Without carbon there'd be no life and there'd be no us and then no one to use these monitors.

[phanbouy @ Jun 12th 2008 2:56PM]

FUCK YEAH! It's real macho to leave all the lights on, and the water running, and to drive a hulking SUV with 9mpg rather than a motorcycle. Yeah! Rah rah and all that.

Sometimes, just to spite the hippies, I leave my microwave on all day. That'll show em.

[Reader @ Jun 12th 2008 3:05PM]

Why not make use of that microwave by putting said hippies in it?

[mhenning @ Jun 12th 2008 2:35PM]

This doesn't seem very energy efficient to me, as I have a HP w2207 that uses only 32W when running (verified via Kill-A-Watt).

[a @ Jun 12th 2008 2:36PM]

Flatron... is this another transformer or what?

[Jimmy @ Jun 12th 2008 3:50PM]

DO NOT WANT. seriously. tis ugly.

[ill trooper @ Jun 12th 2008 6:08PM]

Ah, nice, this can offset my PS3 being on. It can't? Oh.

[Jeremy K. @ Jun 12th 2008 7:18PM]

"Is it on?"

[Husar @ Jun 12th 2008 11:15PM]

Is it an OLED display?

[frooish @ Jun 13th 2008 10:40AM]

It is definately NOT Oled.

I'm however extremely curious as to how they achieve these power savings... LED backlighting?

[Nate @ Jun 13th 2008 10:20AM]

It's a little bit smaller but Sun's display claims to have a 37W maximum http://www.sun.com/desktop/products/monitors/19lcd/

[mamizgialz @ Jul 7th 2008 8:03PM]

what retard wants to lose 20$ extra a month on the power bill just for a monitor running! you don't get better off by burning cash on power drainage.

[asteroid @ Dec 25th 2008 8:52AM]

it would be better if you could backup your claims with facts or reliable data like those from xbit labs, energy efficient monitors.org.com, tom's hardware and the likes.