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Energy Star 3.0 TV standards:

Partly in recognition of the growing consumer interest in TV power consumption, Energy Star, an international program overseen in this country by the Environmental Protection Agency, has devised a new 3.0 specification for TVs. It improves upon the previous Energy Star specification by actually mandating power consumption standards for TVs while turned on. Amazingly, the previous method only considered standby power (see Other power factors below).

Starting November 1, 2008, HDTVs will have to meet the new specification if they want to bear the Energy Star logo. That specification depends on screen size/area and resolution capability, and is notably technology-agnostic; it doesn’t matter whether the TV uses plasma, LCD, rear-projection, or CRT technology. To qualify as Energy Star compliant a 32-inch HDTV must consume less than 121 watts, for example, while a 50-inch HDTV must consume less than 391 watts. Check out Energy Star’s pdf of the spec line for more details. Read More….