[The News Bot]

Analysts predict that the environmental credentials of technology products will become a significant factor in their success, provided the public believes in them.
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[Rich B]

Originally Posted by The News Bot

Analysts predict that the environmental credentials of technology products will become a significant factor in their success, provided the public believes in them.
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I absolutely agree..
any manufacturer of any product.. I always look out to see if consideration of how green it is has been factored in.. and what its effect will be on my carbon footprint.

If i see any of these mentioned I BUY SOMETHING ELSE!
When i buy a car i buy it for how it drives, when i buy audio equipment i buy it for how it sounds. If the maker has been putting its r&d in to environmental considerations then ill buy something else from someone else who focus on achieving giving me what im paying for.. the best car to drive or the best audio equipment to listen to.
Fastest way to lose a sale..? start telling me about it green credentials.

[AgentCool]

Originally Posted by Rich B

I absolutely agree..
any manufacturer of any product.. I always look out to see if consideration of how green it is has been factored in.. and what its effect will be on my carbon footprint.

If i see any of these mentioned I BUY SOMETHING ELSE!
When i buy a car i buy it for how it drives, when i buy audio equipment i buy it for how it sounds. If the maker has been putting its r&d in to environmental considerations then ill buy something else from someone else who focus on achieving giving me what im paying for.. the best car to drive or the best audio equipment to listen to.
Fastest way to lose a sale..? start telling me about it green credentials.

Agreed. If a manufacturer starts going on about how 'green' a product is as its major selling point then it often means it is lacking in the areas where it counts. If I buy a TV I want it to have the best picture available for that price. If I had a choice between two TVs, one of which used a little more electricity than the other but had a better picture then I'd get the one with the better picture.

I haven't got anything against making AV products that use less electricity but only when performance isn't affected. For example, if there were two TVs with identical performance but one used less power than the other, I'd get the one that used less power. However, from my experience, products which have had smug statements like 'THIS IS GREEN!' and 'WE HELP SAVE THE PLANET!' plastered all over them have been worse than the non-smug alternative. I haven't encountered any AV gear like this yet though.