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A look at Dell's green monitor menu--photos

We take a look at Dell's new green features in its monitors onscreen display.

Eric Franklin
Eric Franklin led the CNET Tech team as Editorial Director. A 20-plus-year industry veteran, Eric began his tech journey testing computers in the CNET Labs. When not at work he can usually be found at the gym, chauffeuring his kids around town, or absorbing every motivational book he can get his hands on.
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Just a straight on shot. Pretty plain-looking actually.
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Again, plain and boring. Not much here.
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As you can probably tell, there's no rotation, swiveling, pivoting, or screen height adjustment.
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A fairly wide footstand.
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Now things start to get interesting. So what's in "Energy Modes"?
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Three different Energy Mode presets. The first is Standard which keeps the brightness high.
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Energy Smart takes the brightness down by about half or more.
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Energy Smart Plus keeps the brightness at the same level as Energy Smart, but implements the Dynamic Dimming feature, that lowers or raises the brightness automatically based on the ambient light in the room.

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