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Environmental Impact of Music Streaming?

posted by janrinok on Monday February 18 2019, @06:54PM   Printer-friendly
from the it-makes-sense dept.

takyon writes:

How streaming music could be harming the planet

Once vinyl or a CD is purchased, it can be played over and over again, the only carbon cost coming from running the record player. However, if we listen to our streamed music using a hi-fi sound system it's estimated to use 107 kilowatt hours of electricity a year, costing about £15.00 to run. A CD player uses 34.7 kilowatt hours a year and costs £5 to run.

Solution: Use a smartphone or laptop with headphones unless you are playing music for guests. Download the songs you play repeatedly.

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  • (Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 18 2019, @10:05PM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 18 2019, @10:05PM (#803208)


    The pessimist: the glass is half full
      The optimist: the glass is half empty
      The engineer: the glass is twice as big as it needs to be
    The scientist: the glass is full; 50% water and 50% air.

    The cynic: I have the wrong size glass.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 18 2019, @10:30PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 18 2019, @10:30PM (#803219)

    The Buddhist: There is no glass.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 19 2019, @12:31AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 19 2019, @12:31AM (#803269)

      The Surrealist: How many glasses does it take to change a light bulb?

      • (Score: 3, Funny) by fyngyrz on Tuesday February 19 2019, @12:44AM

        by fyngyrz (6567) on Tuesday February 19 2019, @12:44AM (#803276) Journal

        How many glasses does it take to change a light bulb?

        Depends on:

        • How you stack the glasses
        • How tall you are
        • How high up the lightbulb is
        • If OSHA is around

        ...and it's worth checking your insurance before trying. Just saying.

        --
        Dear life: When I said "This can't get any worse",
        it wasn't a freaking challenge

    • (Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Tuesday February 19 2019, @12:31AM

      by fyngyrz (6567) on Tuesday February 19 2019, @12:31AM (#803270) Journal

      will add :)

  • (Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Tuesday February 19 2019, @12:17AM

    by fyngyrz (6567) on Tuesday February 19 2019, @12:17AM (#803258) Journal

    will add, slightly modified :)