DFU SONG: Video Killed the Radio Star (California to kill big plasma TV)

We were watching football on my brand new big screen
A commercial came on that was ever so green
It was nothing like we ever had before seen

They want plasma that's too big eliminated
It will be behind closed doors that it's debated
Every day it seems were getting more frustrated

Arnold will kill big plasma TV...Arnold will kill big plasma TV
It's a hog for energy...so it must be going

With the lefties now in charge, it's how they do it
This is what they do with power, yes, we knew it
Maybe to the law we should say "Just screw it"

Arnold will kill big plasma TV...Arnold will kill big plasma TV
It's a hog for energy...the guy's a real Kennedy
So it must be going...so it must be going

California's really nuts...you knew it in your head and guts
How to get out of its rut?
GET RID OF DEMOCRATS!

Arnold will kill big plasma TV...Arnold will kill big plasma TV
It's a hog for energy...the guy is genuine Kennedy
Even the blind can surely see...the state's full of insanity

Arnold will kill big plasma TV...Arnold will kill big plasma TV
Arnold will kill big plasma TV...Arnold will kill big plasma TV
Arnold will kill big plasma TV...Arnold will kill big plasma TV
Arnold will kill big plasma TV...Arnold will kill big plasma TV
Arnold will kill big plasma TV...Arnold will kill big plasma TV

No worries folks. Soon there won't be any need for power hungry flat panels. Everyone will get a chip planted in the deep recesses of the optic nerve with special connections to the auditory neurons. We will see and hear what they want us to see and hear, and most of the time, we will be in a semi vegetative state soaking up State Run Propaganda running directly into the brain (My attempt at sarcasm).

So, has anyone looked into what it costs to run a plasma TV?

Here is the Panasonic TC-P46G10
Size: 46”
Watts Power On: 168.78W
Watts per Sq inch: .19
Cost to run per year: $36.48

$36.48 a year to run? Good night! That's a cheap night at the theaters for a family of three! Without the popcorn!

Arnold Schwarzenegger must be back on those steroids to build up his wasted away muscles. His brain is gone and next he'll be taking that walk down the Santa Monica Pier to catch a ride on the Mother Ship.

Schwarzenegger set to ban 'energy-guzzling' big screen TVs in California

By David Gardner
Last updated at 8:15 AM on 16th October 2009

Big screen plasma televisions are to be banned in California because they use too much energy.

In a world first, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has given his backing to the crackdown on sets more than 40 inches wide.

These liquid crystal display and plasma high definition sets can use as much as three times the power of smaller cathode ray models.

Experts say the ban will reduce the state's rocketing electricity bill by �5billion over the next decade.

This is the equivalent of about �20 a set per year. Environmentalists have applauded the move by the California Energy Commission, but manufacturers claim consumers will be hit in the pocket as they rush to switch sets.

The move is being back by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

About a quarter of televisions currently available will have to be pulled from the shops, according to Doug Johnson of the Consumer Electronics Association.

'Voluntary efforts are succeeding without regulations,' he said.

Televisions account for about 10 per cent of residential energy use in California, the state with the highest population in the U.S., driven largely by the surge in sales of large flat screens.

The bigger the set, the more energy they use.

A vote to confirm the proposal could come as soon as November 4.

Sets with screens of up to 58 inches would have until the start of 2011 to comply with a minimum efficiency standard, with more stringent rules being introduced two years later.

However, state regulators are still debating what standards should apply to televisions with screens bigger than 58 inches.

Energy Commission spokesman Aaron McLear said Governor Schwarzenegger had given his support to the scheme.

Commissioner Julia Levin, who is behind the push for new regulations, said: 'We would not propose TV efficiency standards if we thought there was any evidence in the record that they will hurt the economy.

'This will actually save consumers money,' she added.

Manufacturers claim that hundreds of the biggest selling LCD models on the market already comply with the tough new standards.

They say they are quickly coming up with ways of slashing power use through new technology and materials, making even 50-inch models more economical to use.

Read more: http://www.networkmirror.com/IDuvJOco88vDluW3/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1220664/California-set-ban-energy-guzzling-big-screen-TVs.html

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