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Philips’ 42-inch Eco TV Is Perfect For Your Off-Grid HomeSips less power than a 100-watt lightbulb |
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| By Michael d'Estries in Green Living, Green Products | January 8, 2008 | ||
It doesn’t come in green, but Philips’ new 42-inch Eco TV is certainly sporting some earth-friendly credentials.
Announced at CES 2008, this television is packed with power-saving features; something a few of my off-grid friends might find interesting when considering their next (or first) television. From the article,
“Chief among them is the ability to dim the backlight–by up to five times peak brightness–in response to program material, much like the “local dimming” found on Samsung’s LED-based LN-T4681F. Dimming the backlight in darker scenes has the dual benefit of saving power and improving black-level performance, according to the company. The backlight can also be dimmed via a room lighting sensor, so in dark rooms it will use less power. There’s also traditional a “power-saving” mode that caps the peak light output.”
According to the company, when all of these features are enabled the television consumes only 75 watts of power. Philips used a Kill-A-Watt device hooked to the LCD to show journalists it wasn’t just blowing green PR smoke. That’s a pretty awesome number when you consider most Americans probably have single lightbulbs that consume more power than this thing.
Additional green features include an excellent stand-by power less than 0.15 watt, lead-free materials in the build, and a recycled box to hold it all during delivery to your home. It helps as well that this television has the looks to appeal to a wide range of consumers. Eco Yuppies — rejoice!
via cnet
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Tony said,
When “going green” becomes affordable instead of trendy I would be more than happy to be part of the solution.
Bill Vincent said,
Um, Tony, 1400usd isn’t that bad for a 42″ LCD. There are plenty of non-green LCD’s in this size for much more.
Franko said,
Tony, i agree with you completely. Buying these sort of products isn’t worth it in the least, unless you’re an uptight, rich, ignorant buffoon who wants to brag to his/her friends that he/she cares about the environment.
Al Gore just wants your money, wake up people
Michael d'Estries said,
Al Gore wants my money? Right.
Personally, I’m all for companies spending R&D to develop appliances that use less energy. It will all trickle down in various forms in the end.
Meg said,
Living off grid is my dream, I’m making a note of this TV for my future solar powered earth sheltered dream house.
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Dave said,
Franko is an idiot, you can buy this TV at Costco for $1099 and reduce your electricity bill and usage. Sounds like a deal to me. Oh, only a “buffoon” does not care about the environment.
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bob said,
I have a budget ($600) 42″ Vizio from Costco that bottoms out at ~65W with everything turned down, and is in the neighborhood of ~85W with the backlight after calibration. All things considered, I don’t think an extra 10W is worth $500 extra, especially since it looks fine with the backlight off and brightness off provided the sun’s glare isn’t too bad.