Large plasma TVs could be banned if a new EU standard is passed this spring.
According to the EU, the screens, which are thought to consume four times as much energy and produce four times as many carbon emissions than other panels, are not helping reduce our carbon footprint. A 42in plasma TV consumes 822kWh of electricity per year, compared to the 350kWh used by a 42in LCD, and CRT television sets, which use 322kWh.
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"Minimum energy performance standards for televisions are expected to be agreed across Europe this spring, and this should lead to phasing out the most inefficient TV," said the EU.
Under the energy performance standards, a labelling system detailing the energy used by each device will also be implemented.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), said: "In the past five years we have seen the main television in a household change from typically being a 24in to 32in CRT television to being a much larger flatscreen television, with screen sizes of between 32 and 42in becoming more and more common. Not surprisingly, this has seen the energy used by the main television in the house increase".
See also: Panasonic demos 9mm thick 50in plasma
Comments
ARTHUR WOODWARD said: NO PLASMA SCREENS HMM WHEN WILL THEY GETAROUND TO BANNING PATIO HEATERS
James Fleming said: Notice it claims CRTs as the lowest consumer of power Surely one of the biggest selling points of plasma amp LCD is that they were less profligate in their use of power These figures mus be either total mince or were shuffled on a bureaucrats deskNever mind well all be on OLED in a few years time
William Massey said: HumBug Its all a red herring My crt tv keeps me warm
Hitman said: This is ridiculous banning Plasmas i bet they have just taken specs on power consumption rather than actual usage testsIf a Plasma is rated at 500W for example its doesnt mean it will consume 500W when its switched on this is when peak white output is in full use and no one watches a full white screenIn reallity Plasma will probably use a quarter or third of the specd consumption during normal use get real
Haggis said: What utter rubbish these are the figures for our Panasonic TH-42PZ80B 42 inch plasma notice that these figures are watt hours and not Kw hours as suggested as above which would be 0385kWPower Consumption W Rated 3850 Assumptive Actual Use Wh 3240 Standby without DVB Tuner Lock On With these sort of figures compared to what they think an LCD produces it should be them that gets banned not the plasmaIdiots
Malcolm Reeves said: What wattage is this A quick check online at a well known retailer gives 42 LCD 224205W Plasma 277 397W A random sample but first on the list so popular choices LCD is 215W average so scale by 822350 Plasma comes out at 505W Where do the EU get their figures from Just the LCD manufacturers
PC Advisor staff said: Well spotted John