Reply #44: it's not just big-screen TVs - it's lot of electronic doohickeys

[NewJeffCT]

there was a Doonesbury cartoon within the past year about how all the night-time lights from the various electronic devices were a substitute for looking at the stars in the sky... or something like that.

Think about it - the cellphone charger, the iPod charger, the clock on your microwave and/or oven, the cable or DSL modem, your router or wireless router, etc. The fridge in my kitchen has a little green light on it that indicates when we should replace the filter on it (the light turns red)

Many of these sorts of items are only new in the past 10 years or so.