New Energy Star Requirement Dumps Your Giant Plasma

[admin]

New Energy Star requirements for televisions are the strictest yet. Version 5.3 has come into effect this month and has removed many of our largest HDTVs from compliance – chances are your 50+ inch plasma didn’t make the cut. New requirements carry a hard cap at 108-watts for any television, regardless of screen size.


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[3db]

Ya have to wonder (as I look over my shoulder to see if anyone is watching) if this is a conspiracy against plasma devices arranged by some LCD consortium? Money takls and makes the rules even when these rules are wrong. Yes its a good idea to save electricity but hitting the plasma's this hard is a been ridiculous..this coming from an LCD owner.

[Wayde Robson]

As a plasma owner... maybe

There is no doubt that it throws off heat. I have a relatively small HT room about 11x14 feet or so... in the winter I have no problem keeping that room heated while rocking the plasma.

[highfigh]

This will only reduce energy use by a small margin because large plasma setc aren't the majority of sales units. Also, the less our devices use and the more we reduce our use in general, the more $/KWh it will cost. Power companies know how much it costs to operate for a year and price energy accordingly. If we drop our use, that cost of doing business will change relative to the amount of fuel needed, but as the number of customers increases, the amount of fuel will remain fairly constant so, even if we decrease our use, our bill will not decrease much, if at all. IMO.

[BoredSysAdmin]

ps: If you think that your new 65" LCD will automatically pass this new power requirement with flying color - I have some bad news for you

[agarwalro]

Panasonic TC-P55VT30 is rated at 106 Watts
Panasonic TC-P60GT30 is rated at 139 Watts
Panasonic TC-P65GT30 is rated at 159 Watts

Conceivably the 60" can be made efficient and brought into compliance but the 65" will go away, get yours soon!

[3db]

dumb question here...Does this legally prevent manufacturers from making sets that burn more than the new suggested rating? If so, aren't they indirectly trying to control the size of the display?

[sholling]

I don't think an energy start rating is a requirement in most states but starting soon California will be banning TVs that use "too much" energy.

[Jason626]

I bet they'll still sell them just not in the U.S.
Other countries can do what they want.

[Warpdrv]

Are we saying with this article that if it doesn't fall into the specs, it just doesn't get an energy star rating sticker...?

If thats the case I could care less.... Boo Hoo no sticker