Don’t be proud of that sleek plasma TV hanging on the wall, it’s sucking a hell lot of energy and draining your pockets too. A scientist’s warning shown by David Smith and Juliette Jowit reveals that if plasma TV could sneak into half of the British homes, it would demand for two more power plants. It is obvious since plasma TV asks for four times as much electricity as any traditional cathode-ray set.
Thus, this demand can rise if people go for ‘extras’ along with their plasma TVs, to satisfy their avarice for luxury and ease. Extras like set-top boxes, digital video recorders, DVD players and home PCs, demand additional power of six gig watts if played altogether.
Previous year’s electronic consumption in England was equal to 30 % of total domestic electricity consumption. If these estimates are kept in mind, eight standard power plants would be needed till 2010 just to fulfill ‘digital home’ need. Though chances are that eco-concern with improving technology, bring forth “Extreme low standby” however, it will take one more decade.
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Via: guardian
Plasma TVs may lead to energy threat
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