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Our advice on monitors, displays

You’ll find advice here on choosing and buying a monitor, along with advice on top comfort when you’re working at your computer; looking at your position, the position of the monitor, etc. and how to dispose of your monitor in an environmentally friendly way when you come to buy a new one.

Advice on choosing and buying a monitor

Here are some advice and tips on what to bear in mind when choosing a monitor to meet your needs while also making sure it has minimal environmental impact.
Advice on choosing and buying a monitor / display

Advice on optimum monitor usage

You’ll find advice here on what you should bear in mind when using your monitor, e.g. your position, the position of the monitor, etc. and how to use your monitor in a climate-smart way.
Advice on optimum monitor usage

Advice on how to dispose of your old monitor

You’ll find advice here on how to dispose of your old monitor in a climate friendly way when it’s time to swap it for a new one.
Advice on disposing of an old monitor

Find out more:
Advantages of a TCO-labelled display

Good to know

Green IT = climate-smart usage
Green IT has become a common concept nowadays, and for many people it means much the same thing as energy-efficient products. 

TCO Development has been working on Green IT issues for 20 years now, and in our view Green IT involves so many more things that it’s important to remember in order to produce "Green IT" or "climate-smart IT" products. 

Apart from the performance of the actual product in terms of power consumption and the amount of recycled material, for example, how the computer is actually used is one of the most vital aspects. Functions that must be present include genuinely being able to activate the energy saving functions required by TCO labelling. Shutting down your computer completely when you’re not using it and dropping off end-of-life products for recycling are just two of the most important aspects for users to bear in mind, besides choosing ecolabelled products in the first place. 
Find out more in our report: Your computer and the climate (PDF)
Find out about TCO Development’s definition of Green IT (PDF in English)

 
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Our advice on displays / monitors
Choosing and buying
Optimum usage
Recycling

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Advantages of a TCO-labelled display

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Lars Waller
Lars Waller
TCO Development   Linnégatan 14, SE-114 94 Stockholm, Sweden