Better? How so? My son had his 46” flat screen here for a while. He took it out. My electric bill went down $40. per month!
what kind of 46 inch flat screen? the older ones used to generate a LOT of heat (wasted energy)
I remember walking donw an aisle of TV’s in wal-mart once and it was like a blast furnace.
The new LED’s are way more efficient
You bring up a good point. Most TV's I have seen, including our 40" JVC, have the Energy Star tag on them. We have not noticed a spike in our electric bill except when we run the whole house AC 24/7 during the humid Summer months.
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product.showProductGroup&pgw_code=TV
The Consumer Electronics Association estimates about 39 million televisions will ship to the U.S. in 2011. More than 19 million of these will be greater than 40 inches in size. Most consumers say that energy efficiency will be a factor in their next television choice. ENERGY STAR can help guide Americans to more energy efficient options.
ENERGY STAR qualified televisions are on average, over 40 percent more energy efficient than standard models. The label can be found on everything from standard TVs to HD-ready TVs, to the largest flat-screen LCD and plasma models.
Current ENERGY STAR requirements demand larger sets meet even more stringent efficiency levels to earn the label. For example, an ENERGY STAR qualified 60-inch television will be, on average, 60 percent more efficient than a standard model.