Say no to the supersized TV, EPA hints

**MIG-31** · Sep 9, 2009, 07:02 PM

How big is too big when it comes to TV screen size? How much energy does the U.S. gobble up watching television?

If you ask the Environmental Protection Agency, the answers would be (a) anything over 50 inches and (b) about 4 percent of all household electricity.

"There are about 275 million TVs currently in use in the U.S., consuming over 50 billion kWh of energy each year - or 4 percent of all households' electricity use. This is enough electricity to power all the homes in the state of New York for an entire year," according to the Energy Star program, a joint effort of the EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Source: C|Net

OldBuzzard · Sep 9, 2009, 08:42 PM

Well, once Obama gets done with us, no one will enough $$ to buy one of them anyway.

Sep 9, 2009, 07:02 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,739 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Say no to the supersized TV, EPA hints How big is too big when it comes to TV screen size? How much energy does the U.S. gobble up watching television? If you ask the Environmental Protection Agency, the answers would be (a) anything over 50 inches and (b) about 4 percent of all household electricity. "There are about 275 million TVs currently in use in the U.S., consuming over 50 billion kWh of energy each year - or 4 percent of all households' electricity use. This is enough electricity to power all the homes in the state of New York for an entire year," according to the Energy Star program, a joint effort of the EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy. ____________ Source: C\|Net __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Sep 9, 2009, 08:42 PM	#2
OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oberlin, OH Posts: 2,781 Rep Power: 141 System Specs	Re: Say no to the supersized TV, EPA hints Well, once Obama gets done with us, no one will enough $$ to buy one of them anyway. __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY