I found this on Google (Blackle):
“You know how Blackle is suppose to save energy?
Not so, per the following comment left on my original Blackle post:
” If you use LCD monitor, you’ll end up wasting more energy by using Blackle. Not to mention that you’ll stress your eyes and suffer from eye problems. Blackle will save energy only for CRT displays (which . On an LCD monitor, it will waste more energy than normal Google.
Almost all the modern monitors are LCD monitors, as CRT monitors are obsolete. The so-called “Save Energy” seems to be a ploy by Blackle to attract more traffic to their site, as they earn money for every search made on their site”
The dark screen is fine but I don’t see it replacing the white background. If for no other reason than for the clever and colorful graphics Google does with their logo on holidays, anniversaries, etc. Yesterday they hung helmets on the double Os and(IIRC)on the l, also.