BBC Research & DevelopmentAug 11, 2023

Modern TVs have dimming features that can adjust backlight power in specific parts of the screen, sometimes even at the individual pixel level.

We wanted to see whether adapting BBC content could make use of these features and reduce energy consumption.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-08-sustainability-energy-saving-radio-tv-led-graphics

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Show threadJeppe ØlandAug 11, 2023
@BBCRD
If "Music on TV" is such a big use case, maybe somebody should lobby TV manufacturers to include a low power "audio only" mode?
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@joland @BBCRD
I have a Samsung smart TV that can play audio files (including lossless, in high def) from USB storage. The music player has a "Screen Off" option, and volume +/- on the remote still works when the screen is off.

It's more than 5 years old.

Aug 11, 2023 at 6:59pmWeb
Show threadDec [{()}]Aug 11, 2023

@joland @BBCRD
Unfortunately the "Screen Off" doesn't completely power off the display; on coming back to normal operation, the screen sometimes flickers, which can only be fixed with a power-off.

And when playing back FLAC files, it cuts off a bit (less than a second) from the beginning of each track.