[opendtv] Re: California Prepares to Limit TV Energy Use
- From: "Peter Wilson" <peter.wilson@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:25:20 +0100
Don't forget the multi megawatt server farms you need for choice.
Peter
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From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Tom Barry
Sent: 17 October 2009 23:06
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Subject: [opendtv] Re: California Prepares to Limit TV Energy Use
Albert Manfredi wrote:
> The way I see it, not having a DeLorean and therefore not appreciating the
amount of oomph it took to go back to the future, what really matters is
percentages. Compared to, say, regular light bulbs, the power draw of one or
two TVs on for a few hours a day is small. Never mind HVAC systems, water
heaters, and electric stoves. Never mind the supposedly 300 mpg so-called
"plug-in hybrids." And Peter makes a good point about IPTV as well.
>
> I would have expected that instead of obsessing over the power draw of TVs
and the temporarily used DTV STBs, the greens would obsess first over light
bulbs. For instance.
>
> I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the aggregate power usage of TVs and STBs
were much less than plain old line loss, through AC RF radiation and
grounding issues throughout the grid.
>
> So I'm with Cliff. (Not to say that paying attention to every electric
appliance is a bad thing, of course.)
>
> Bert
>
>
Just checked the back of my 37" Vizio TV/computer display and it says
120V, 3.2A. That would be almost 400W. But I suspect it could be
under 100W if they cared, and used LED back light. Just a SWAG there
but, if true, that would be a significant savings for someone like me
that has used almost all spiral bulbs for 6-8 years.
I can light up the room brightly burning only about 20W of spiral bulbs,
and even less with LED bulbs. TV and computer display power is
significant even if we aren't using CRT's anymore. Don't discount it.
- Tom (who spends much more on electricity than gasoline)
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