That Giant Sucking Sound May Be Your new TV
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Posted by Matthew L. Martin on December 17, 2007, 7:05 pm
Please log in for more thread options >> Wes Newell wrote:
>>> On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:40:03 +0100, Nomen Nescio wrote:
>>> >>>> "Flat-Panel Displays Devour Power, Even Before Add-Ons; >>>> Energy Star >>>> Blurs the Picture" >>>> >>>> Wall Street Journal article: http://301url.com/fnk >>> Give me a break. The article might well be in fiction story >>> book. And I'm supposed to believe what Rebecca says? Most men >>> tech writers are technically challenged, Rebecca, come on. >>> Well, yes Rebecca, when you compare a 28" crt TV to a 42" LCD >>> TV, the LCD TV with twice the viewing area and almost 4 times >>> the resolution will use more power overall, but if you break >>> it down to power per pixel, it uses far less than even the >>> smaller crt screen. And an orange will also produce more >>> electricity than an apple. >>> >> I would wager that most people care about the bottom line of
>> their electric bill more than they care about power per pixel. >> >> Matthew >
> I suppose that you're suggesting, what with the cost of energy > skyrocketing over the past few years, and the questionable state > of the global environment, that "most people" will selflessly or > penuriously keep their CRT TVs for the next decade or two, > rather than spend the cost of the new panel, whatever its size, > and/or any additional monthly energy costs to operate it? Hmmm, > you could be right! Perhaps this xmas' shopping season will be > an indicator. Nope. I'm suggesting what I said. No more, no less. Matthew -- "All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people". Alexander Bullock ("My Man Godfrey" 1936): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Netmask on December 14, 2007, 7:36 pm
Please log in for more thread options > "Flat-Panel Displays Devour Power, Even Before Add-Ons; Energy Star
> Blurs the Picture" > > Wall Street Journal article: http://301url.com/fnk > Just out of curiosity what's the average power bill or typical range (they bill every 3 months in Sydney so maybe in the US it's monthly) for a 3 bedroom house in a moderate climate in the US say like San Francisco or Los Angeles (doesn't snow in any major cities in Australia). I have a potable power meter and when I swapped from my European 28" CRT TV to a 40" LCD my bill went down by 60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by R. Mark Clayton on December 15, 2007, 11:51 am
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>> "Flat-Panel Displays Devour Power, Even Before Add-Ons; Energy Star
>> Blurs the Picture" >> >> Wall Street Journal article: http://301url.com/fnk >> >
> Just out of curiosity what's the average power bill or typical range (they > bill every 3 months in Sydney so maybe in the US it's monthly) for a 3 > bedroom house in a moderate climate in the US say like San Francisco or > Los Angeles (doesn't snow in any major cities in Australia). Except Hobart and... > I have a potable power meter and when I swapped from my European 28" CRT
> TV to a 40" LCD my bill went down by 60% > | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Ivan on December 15, 2007, 3:45 pm
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>> "Flat-Panel Displays Devour Power, Even Before Add-Ons; Energy Star
>> Blurs the Picture" >> >> Wall Street Journal article: http://301url.com/fnk >> >
> Just out of curiosity what's the average power bill or typical range (they > bill every 3 months in Sydney so maybe in the US it's monthly) for a 3 > bedroom house in a moderate climate in the US say like San Francisco or > Los Angeles (doesn't snow in any major cities in Australia). I have a > potable power meter and when I swapped from my European 28" CRT TV to a > 40" LCD my bill went down by 60% > That's strange as the 28 inch widescreen Crown CRT TV in my den consumes 90W, however Googling around seems to come up with figures around double that for a 40/42 inch LCD TV. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Matthew L. Martin on December 15, 2007, 5:49 pm
Please log in for more thread options Ivan wrote:
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>>> "Flat-Panel Displays Devour Power, Even Before Add-Ons; Energy Star
>>> Blurs the Picture" >>> >>> Wall Street Journal article: http://301url.com/fnk >>> >>
>> Just out of curiosity what's the average power bill or typical range >> (they bill every 3 months in Sydney so maybe in the US it's monthly) >> for a 3 bedroom house in a moderate climate in the US say like San >> Francisco or Los Angeles (doesn't snow in any major cities in >> Australia). I have a potable power meter and when I swapped from my >> European 28" CRT TV to a 40" LCD my bill went down by 60% >> >
> That's strange as the 28 inch widescreen Crown CRT TV in my den consumes > 90W, however Googling around seems to come up with figures around double > that for a 40/42 inch LCD TV. I doubt that changing any appliance in a modern home would drop the elecricity bill by 60%. Maybe switching from electric heat to something else, but certainly no single appliance. Matthew -- "All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people". Alexander Bullock ("My Man Godfrey" 1936): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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