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strider3700 · 10-03-10, 01:25 AM

I have an insignia 32" LED/LCD I bought a month ago. I get my signal over the air not via cable. When testing power usage I noticed that I was running at about 53-55 watts on the digital channels but the analog channels all drove the power up to 68-71 watts. I'm assuming it's the back light needing to come on brighter to help with the crappy picture or maybe it's just the different tuner used. Either way I though it was interesting.

I'm not sure how many people out there get their signal OTA these days. In case you're wondering the digital high def quality depends on the channel but all of the majors come in at 1080i (1080p on CBC during the world cup) and are beautiful. It's just the really small stations that aren't high def yet. KVOS is 480 but digital so it still looks like when I had an old tv and cable.

10-03-10, 01:25 AM	#10
strider3700 Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver Island BC Posts: 745 Thanks: 23 Thanked 37 Times in 30 Posts	I have an insignia 32" LED/LCD I bought a month ago. I get my signal over the air not via cable. When testing power usage I noticed that I was running at about 53-55 watts on the digital channels but the analog channels all drove the power up to 68-71 watts. I'm assuming it's the back light needing to come on brighter to help with the crappy picture or maybe it's just the different tuner used. Either way I though it was interesting. I'm not sure how many people out there get their signal OTA these days. In case you're wondering the digital high def quality depends on the channel but all of the majors come in at 1080i (1080p on CBC during the world cup) and are beautiful. It's just the really small stations that aren't high def yet. KVOS is 480 but digital so it still looks like when I had an old tv and cable.