Silly Britons don't know the dangers of MANBEARPIG.
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Posted on 09/04/2006 1:01:25 PM PDT by Dallas59
The energy demands of Britain's obsession with flat televisions could require two nuclear plants
Our insatiable appetite for the big picture is threatening the planet. A scientist has warned that if half of British homes buy a plasma-screen TV, two nuclear power stations would have to be built to meet the extra energy demand.
Britons were buying flat-screen TVs every 15 seconds from Currys and its online sister company Dixons during the build-up to the World Cup, and subsequent price reductions have ensured they remain hugely popular.
Article continues But plasma sets can use up to four times as much electricity as the old-style cathode-ray tube models. Combined with set-top boxes, digital video recorders, DVD players and home PCs, the digital home is seen by environmental campaigners as a growing contributor to the energy crisis.
Dr Joseph Reger, chief technology officer at Fujitsu Siemens Computers in Munich, Germany, said: 'If all the [plasma] TVs were on at the same time, you would need something that produces 2.5 gigawatts. That can be done today with around two nuclear power stations.' But Reger added: 'It is safe to assume that there will be extras because people rarely just buy a TV. They desire a better picture and all of a sudden you have the urge for the latest and greatest DVD player. Then you need more file space on your personal video recorder. You want to download movies and it all adds up.'
Once all the elements of the 'digital home' are factored in, Reger calculates, the additional power requirement at peak hours may be six gigawatts.
In the meantime, growing electricity demands are placing a strain on conventional power stations. One quarter of all carbon emissions in Britain come from energy used in the home, about the same as transport.
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Then build two nuclear power plants, heck, build 20.
Having extra money to spend on things like plasma TV is a problem only more taxes can fix.
So build 2 more power plants.
Generate electricity.
Sell it to those who want to pay for it.
I fail to see a problem.
They don't have LCD panels over there?
My thought exactly. Older tested technology and about 5 times more trouble-free than Plasma screens...
Plasma screens take MORE power for equivalent picture size than cathode-ray screens?
Who did that engineering?
Where is Energy-Star on this?
Yeah, what will they do when people want to drive electric cars?
Goofy bastards! Since 1922 you need a "Broadcast Receiving Licence" for radio and TV in the UK. They are insane.
the sky is always falling according to the Guardian. It must suck to be them.
Silly Britons don't know the dangers of MANBEARPIG.
excelsior!!!! I am totally cereal!!
How does power consumption on LCD TVs compare to plasma?
They can have mine when they pry the remote out of my cold dead hand.
Isn't plasma THE MOST abundant thing in the universe? Overusage of electricity should not be blamed on usage of Plasma TV's.
Diodes are now replacing the OLD wattage lightbulbs, and more efficient energy conscious appliances require less electrical energy to operate. What they are really saying is that, more Brits can afford Plasma TV's to go along with their tea and scones.
An average 42" is 350W. Smaller ones are much less and LCDs are even lesser. Its the equivalent of two or three 100W light bulbs, and the vast majority of households dont' own plasma tvs (yet). Those that do likely don't have them on all at the same time. And this puts a strain on the national power grid? Is this the latest the env wackos have come up with to attack prosperity, after global warming didnt work out (this year) ?
just think how sharp those global warming documentaries will come in, though...
With all the evil creatures trying to kill us all, they're worried about some teacup crisis...build a couple of nuclear power plants and QUIT WHINING, BRITS!
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