Big Screen TVs Are The SUVs Of The Electricity World
from the electricity-guzzling dept
Our electricity bills are up these days -- and while the blame can be pinned to our increasing reliance on various electronics from charging gadgets to computers to DVD players to video gaming consoles, one big culprit for many may be the big screen TVs we're buying. Apparently, these suckers use electricity the same way SUVs guzzle gasoline -- but, just like SUVs, don't expect Americans to give up their big screen TVs. Instead, the industry is looking at coming up with some self-imposed standards to make these TVs a bit more energy efficient.
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big-screen cybersex?
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but 6 foot? Who are YOU watching? And at what theater?
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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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i've tested this...
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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Power is still an issue though.
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big screen tvs
thanks
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