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The headline is a bit confusing. Looking at the article, the regulation was written in Germany but is passed by the EU (suggesting this will not only affect Ger
by hnbad 4y ago
The headline is a bit confusing. Looking at the article, the regulation was written in Germany but is passed by the EU (suggesting this will not only affect Germany but also other EU member countries that implement it?) and it is not just about "digital signage" but all illuminted displays in public spaces that aren't necessary for regulating traffic. So this would likely also affect neon signs and illuminated non-digital billboards.
The part about there being confusion in whether this applies to shop windows likely also is more about whether this applies to LED displays and showcases in shop windows because they're technically not "in a public space" due to being in the shop but would clearly be affected if they weren't.
The headline had me wonder why shops would have to turn off the e-ink displays on shelves indicating the prices of items after 10pm given that most shops that have them (e.g. supermarkets) are closed by that time anyway. The massive LED walls you see in big cities like New York are so rare in most of Germany I didn't think of them when I read "digital signage".
- ErneX 4y agoExactly, in Spain the mandate for shops to turn off lights from 10pm started August 10th
- yrgulation 4y ago“suggesting this will not only affect Germany but also other EU member countries that implement it?” yes, usually germany leverages the eu into pushing other countries in doing what it wants. such is the eu.
- immibis 4y agoe-ink displays are electronically controlled passive displays that use zero power to retain an image. Refreshing them to blank every night and back to the price tag every morning would, in fact, be a waste of power. That's why these price tags are able to be powered by single coin cells.