People with Plasma TV's

[dutchman063]

So Plasmas use more energy than LCD's. just how much more? how much more do you pay on average in electricity per month after having one of these things? I prefer plasma over LCD but i also prefer a lower electric bill and will settle for LCD if its a pretty big jump in energy use

 

[DJ_UFO]

Don't know the difference but bro...I know that in Oregon electricity is dirt cheap. lol Here in south FL the average bill for a 2/2 apartment is like 70 bucks a month.

 

[dutchman063]

lol dirt cheap my ass, my electric bill in the summer months average 60-70 bucks, in the winter 150

 

[joe d]

our electric bill is $400.00 or more per month. we have 4 kids though. i dont think the plasma tv's add to much. not nearly as much as the kids leaving them and all their game systems on 24/7 lol. unapreciative bastards!!

 

[RADAR]

I'm an Electronics Technician by trade, Heres my Take on this,LCDs tend to draw less power than plasma. At random, I took specs for two 42" plasma sets; a Panasonic model is rated at 395 watts, and an LG model at 329 watts. Two 42" LCD sets selected at random are a Sharp model rated at 247 watts, and an LG model rated at 210 watts.

However, you can’t just use the specs to make comparisons. The largest power draw on an LCD comes from its backlight, which is on all the time whether the image is light or dark. The power draw with a plasma panel comes from actually creating the image on the screen; more light requires more power, so the power consumption for a dark movie scene will be lower than for a bright one. So depending on what you’re watching, the LCD may or may not require less power. I suspect that there is less than 100 watts of difference, which is the amount drawn by a bright household lightbulb.

Size does make a difference. Sharp shows the following specs for a series of LCD TVs:

Size 32 37 42 46 52
Watts 165 203 247 270 302

It appears that the power consumption increases faster than the linear diagonal for smaller sizes, but then increases at a slightly lower rate for the larger sizes. I don’t know why this would be, except that perhaps the backlights are more efficient in larger sizes.

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