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The default setting? The one shown most in the demo mode?

• JoshTriplett 11y ago
  > The one shown most in the demo mode? Which would lead TV manufacturers to introduce hacks that reduce power consumption solely for the demo mode.
  • georgemcbay 11y ago
    I agree that a good test would have to cover a range of modes, but in this one specific instance demo mode is generally the one that will naturally be the biggest power waster as demo mode for modern TVs virtually always includes "crank the brightness and backlighting to ridiculous, highlight-crushing levels" as one of the settings.
  • prawn 11y ago
    Wouldn't that mean that the product is showing content at its most pleasing to customers but with reduced power consumption?
    • JoshTriplett 11y ago
      Random example from a moment's thought on how to cheat: demo mode typically runs in a store display, and likely has little opportunity for evaluation of audio (unless placed in a separate showroom as some stores do for a home-theater demo, but in that case it'll likely get tuned carefully). So, in demo mode, don't bother turning on the higher-energy portions of the audio system at all, because nobody will notice if the audio sounds tinny. And now you've potentially saved tens of watts in demo mode. (Also, note that demo mode typically tunes for most attention-grabbing in a showroom, which often does not provide the optimal viewing experience at home.)