Best way to Display Tutorials

**steve.ledger** · 16 November 2009, 10:40 AM

Do you really believe that the manufacturing from tree to reem of paper is any better for the ecology? Not to mention the cost of even a medium duty colour laser printer and Cyan/Yellow/Magenta/Black toners.
It's all about choice Bob, this was mine...

Here's some display fun to ponder..

**covoxer** · 16 November 2009, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by sledger

Do you really believe that the manufacturing from tree to reem of paper is any better for the ecology?

Yes, surely it is much better for ecology. Much, much better.

Not to mention the cost of even a medium duty colour laser printer

True, but what if that is already present? After all, printer may be a compulsory device for many, regardless of tutorial printing.

and Cyan/Yellow/Magenta/Black toners.

Not more than energy consumed by monitor during tutorial reading.

It's all about choice Bob, this was mine...

I would put it this way, if you have second monitor, most ecological way is to use it for reading. If you don't, but you have a printer, the best is to print the tutorial. If you have no printer too, the best for ecology is to buy a second monitor. But even better is to learn to use Alt+Tab or something.

**zaphodeist** · 16 November 2009, 12:55 PM

...or see post#9

No cost, no need to get a bigger desk, trees not at risk, climate intact, end of errand

**BYRON** · 16 November 2009, 04:05 PM

Thanks to all --- some interesting replies---and opinions!!
Ron

**BYRON** · 16 November 2009, 05:43 PM

Thanks to everyone for the ideas and ---- lively comments! I love this forum!
Ron

**steve.ledger** · 16 November 2009, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by covoxer

Not more than energy consumed by monitor during tutorial reading.

Good heavens John, you must either be an extraordinarily slow reader or laser toner in the Ukraine is as cheap as talcum power

**covoxer** · 16 November 2009, 07:18 PM

Ha, ha!

You read tutorial once, without following them? And you never come back to them in future? Good for you then! But most people do.

Seriously though, how much ink or toner is used by a single tutorial?
How much energy consumes monitor for at least an hour?
What's the price difference?

Though I suspect you may have solar panels or wind generators in Australia which makes this irrelevant...

**steve.ledger** · 16 November 2009, 07:57 PM

Maybe I could run more than two LCD's with the wind generated at TG alone

**Egg Bramhill** · 16 November 2009, 09:05 PM

All this is to much for me. I can't sleep at night worrying if washing out my Pot Noodle tub is saving the planet by recycling or destroying the planet wasting hot water. Oh God what am I to do?