G gtiboy Established Member Joined Aug 20, 2007 Messages 139 Reaction score 5 Points 88 Aug 21, 2007 #1 From your experience, whats the power consumption like on plasma's compared to CRT TV's? Have you noticed your electricity bills rise?
From your experience, whats the power consumption like on plasma's compared to CRT TV's? Have you noticed your electricity bills rise?
K KjK Established Member Joined May 22, 2005 Messages 274 Reaction score 16 Points 52 Age 62 Location Pomgolia Aug 21, 2007 #2 not really noticeable but from most reports Ive read my Plasma will cost me around £60-£70 more a year to run than CRT, still worth it.
not really noticeable but from most reports Ive read my Plasma will cost me around £60-£70 more a year to run than CRT, still worth it.
Badger0-0 Distinguished Member Joined May 30, 2005 Messages 20,731 Reaction score 1,956 Points 3,230 Location Spaghetti Junction (really) Aug 21, 2007 #3 Simply put, no. I think they run out at around 350 watts for a 42". Probably a fiver a month, at a total guess. There is a thread about exactly this on these forums, you just need to search, as I can't remember what it was called
Simply put, no. I think they run out at around 350 watts for a 42". Probably a fiver a month, at a total guess. There is a thread about exactly this on these forums, you just need to search, as I can't remember what it was called
G g10rg0s Standard Member Joined Aug 21, 2007 Messages 15 Reaction score 6 Points 2 Aug 22, 2007 #4 gtiboy said: From your experience, whats the power consumption like on plasma's compared to CRT TV's? Have you noticed your electricity bills rise? Click to expand... This link might help: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6475_7-6400401-3.html Tested only a couple of CRT's but plenty of plasma information available.
gtiboy said: From your experience, whats the power consumption like on plasma's compared to CRT TV's? Have you noticed your electricity bills rise? Click to expand... This link might help: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6475_7-6400401-3.html Tested only a couple of CRT's but plenty of plasma information available.
MAW Ex Member Joined Jan 24, 2002 Messages 14,103 Reaction score 400 Points 1,708 Location Nr Dorking Aug 22, 2007 #5 They use more power, but pretty much directly in line with the increased screen size. And contrary to popular opinion, LCDs use almost exactly the same as plasa size for size too.
They use more power, but pretty much directly in line with the increased screen size. And contrary to popular opinion, LCDs use almost exactly the same as plasa size for size too.