I'm curious how much - if any - of the abating rate is due to shifting patterns of device usage. Our household, for example, is much like Mark Pilgrim's: "My 7-

I'm curious how much - if any - of the abating rate is due to shifting patterns of device usage. Our household, for example, is much like Mark Pilgrim's: "My 7-yr-old is sitting in front of a working 42-inch HDTV watching cartoons on an Android phone. The future is now." [1] We have a fully functional 37" Sharp LCD, and yet the majority of our media is consumed via laptops, tablets or phones. All of which draw power, of course, but likely less power than a large television. And even if they were comparable in terms of power consumption, the fact is that the computers would be on even if we were watching TV. Throw in wider trends like the number of people cutting the cord (getting rid of cable) and it makes me curious about whether using smaller devices - particularly those designed to be power efficient - and the absence of others has an impact. The plural of anecdote isn't data, however, so I have no idea if this is relevant or not. [1] http://twitter.com/#!/diveintomark/status/112491024936476672 http://twitter.com/#!/diveintomark/status/112491024936476672