European Union and California wants to ban television screen plasma screen televisions as "swallows" a lot of power and adds that the problem of global global.

Press Coverage Ban: According to the Daily Express, a 42in plasma television uses more than twice as much power as a TV traditional. Some of the larger models can take as long as the electricity to run a freezer.

LA Times reports that "(California) Regulators state are preparing to contain the growing power of greed TV sets by drawing the nation's first rules requiring retailers to sell only the most energy efficient models …". This regulation must be approved in mid-2009. According to the LA Times, "During a time of viewing peak, when most sets are like the Super Bowl, TV's in California () state collectively suck up the equivalent of 40% of energy generated by nuclear power San Onofre running at full capacity. Televisions account for about 10% of the monthly bill the average Californian household electricity. "Additionally, Article will describe how plasma screens are more power-hungry than LCDs.

Power Usage Comparison of Plasma vs LCD: We look several professional large screen displays that companies buy to see if what is being reported is correct. Below we analyze some of the brands of plasma professional against Sharp LCD screens to understand how plasma screens compared to LCD screens. Our conclusion was that plasma displays consume almost twice the power by the display display LCD of similar size.

Comparing Panasonic Plasma vs. Sharp LCD

'65 "Panasonic Plasma Display: The screen plasma 65inch professional by Panasonic (TH-65PF11), which is high definition display, consumes 755W of power, according to the brochure of the company's exposure.

'65 "Sharp LCD: The profession 65inch LCD TV Sharp (PN-S655), which is also a high definition display, but using the LCD technology consumes 480W of power, according to the company brochure display.

We look at other types of professional video to see their energy consumption.

"60" LG Plasma Display: LG does not offer a 65inch plasma screen professional for commercial use. The plasma display 60inch LG plasma (60PG70FR) usa (690W-760W) power.

ยป50" Sony Plasma Display: The plasma display more professional is offered by Sony 50inch (FWD-50PX3 / S). The plasma display 50inch uses 440W of power compared Sharp 46-inch LCD with 312W of power.

Do your own analysis, but it seems that plasma displays consume more energy than the monitors LCD. By placing restrictions on businesses to show the EU and governments in California hope to encourage companies to produce display shows more efficient and TV screens. With growth of flat-screen TVs, this is bound to make a difference. As consumers and the world is more "green" conscious, it makes sense for the business to be aware of recent trends like this will save them more money in the long term.

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