> > Wonder how much energy the BBC uses to power its > webservers? :-) How > > much > > CO2 is emitted per hour of TV programme watched via the iPlayer, > > compared to traditional TV broadcast? > > And, to continue that line of thought, how much CO2 is > emitted as a result of the pointless calculations required to > encrypt/decrypt DRMed content?
For the iPlayer in general it's a net saving because my laptop's on anyway - and it's doing other stuff in the background (email, other bits and bobs). No need for the radio on (if I'm in the kitchen) or the TV & speakers & STB as well if I'm in the living room... The extra CPU cycles wasted with DRM I would imagine are plentiful though :( but it's just one of those painful growing phases which I've always thought we'll all eventually grow out of, given enough time. Still got fingers crossed on that one ;) - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
