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  dorpus, 15 Jun 2005 @ 10:27pm

  
  

  big-screen cybersex?

  Don't you want to watch 6-foot-tall genitals in your living room?
  

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    thecaptain, 16 Jun 2005 @ 4:49am

    
    

    Re: big-screen cybersex?

    I guess it would depend on the genitals.
    
    but 6 foot? Who are YOU watching? And at what theater?

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  Factory, 16 Jun 2005 @ 1:02am

  
  

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  http://www.oksolar.com/technical/consumption.html
  
  Hmm TV's are not that much of a problem, compared to the big ones of temperature control, lighting and computers.
  So, anyone know of any TV manufacturers who are trying to compete on energy efficiency and have a few lobbists? :)

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  Chomper, 16 Jun 2005 @ 6:25am

  
  

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  I can't believe no one mentions computers. All these high powered processors, video cards and etc. draw A LOT of power. 650W power supplies are not out of the question.

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    ?, 4 Feb 2006 @ 2:32am

    
    

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    From somebody who measures power consumption very closely, a 650w PS very rarely ever climes to 650w actual power consumed. My computer is very high powered compared to the average desktop. Three CRT (19" and 2 17") monitors, with three video cards, four hard drives, DVD, 500w ps, 3Ghz p4, Axim, several USB powered devices. The most it consumes is 288 watts. Of course, that doesn't count the ink jet printer.
    
    

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  Loraan, 16 Jun 2005 @ 9:53am

  
  

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  This study is misleading. According to Engadget, the study grouped TVs into just four categories: Standard-def/Small Screen, Standard-def/Large screen, High-def/Small screen, High-def/Large screen. And, surprise, it turns out that bigger TVs use more power. It would be far more informative to measure power output of several different types of TVs with the same screen size. CRT televisions, for example, use much more power than their lamp-based counterparts (LCD rear projection, DLP rear projection), so a user with an SD CRT-RP television might be using more power than a user with an HD DLP-RP television.

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  jeremiah, 16 Jun 2005 @ 2:53pm

  
  

  i've tested this...

  A friend recently upgraded from an old school Mitsubishi rear-proj bigscreen to a 61" Samsung DLT. We used a power monitor to check the voltage and amps being drawn by the tv.
  
  The Samsung DLT (the largest screen TV he's ever owned) uses *slighty* more power than a table lamp.
  
  Typically, the boxes with the biggest power draw will be those with large capacitors: large tube televisions or power amps.

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  tischzr, 19 Feb 2007 @ 6:32pm

  
  

  Power is still an issue though.

  Some tips: Power Saving Tips for Flat Panel TVs

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  barbara lucero, 30 Aug 2008 @ 6:09am

  
  

  big screen tvs

  just wondering does it cost more to turn big screen on/off or is it better to leave it on
  thanks

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