Just give me a 2K monitor that turns on instantly, doesn’t hunt for sources, consumes less than 20W of power and I’ll be a happy guy. Bonus for having physical buttons to select explicit input sources without delays.
I would say that less than 30W might be a more realistic goal[0]. Maybe lower end monitors consume less power than these... I'm not sure.
Also, it just seems strange that anyone is asking for a 1080p monitor in 2023 outside of Esports. Are you sure you want 1080p (2K) and not 1440p (2.5K)? It bothers me when people use 2K to refer to 1440p. 1080p is 2K[1].
[0]: this chart has a few recent monitors and gives a general idea of how much power monitors consume: https://youtu.be/Wik4DhEaj_8?t=527
I use 16:10 1200p monitors primarily which are also arguably 2k. I recently used a 1440p monitor and it actually is quite nice. I see zero use for me for a 4k monitor; I tried it and was completely nonplussed (and it makes remote-desktop usage significantly worse).
Yeh, I meant 1440p. 16:10. Was not aware these were referred to as 2.5k, thanks! I actually have a 32” one so no scaling is required and I think it only takes about 30W so it doesn’t feel like I’m sitting in front of a heater in summer. Honestly, anything below 50W is fine. My biggest gripe really is that it takes 7 seconds to turn on.
Nowadays, I think it is doable with modern displays.
My 165Hz 1440p 32" (31.5") LG with 8 bit color and two external speakers consumes ~20W, measured at the wall.
My 14" laptop screen is about 19.8% of the area of that display. I have loosely measured it from ranges of ~<1W at min brightness to ~8W at max brightness. It is 1440p, 60Hz, 14", HDR (DV). I usually run it at ~20% brightness, which seems to be around 3W.
My office has the usual LED lighting at night or a large window + sliding glass door during the day. Not a dark cave by any means!
