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Daox · 03-17-10, 01:12 PM

Well, I didn't get a ton of feedback in my other thread. So, I took matters into my own hands!

I went to the energy star website and downloaded their excel spreadsheet of TVs. I then sorted them by size and secondarily by efficiency (annual estimated usage). Then, I went on google's product search and got prices on all of them. The result is a list of energy efficient TVs for each size that met my criteria. The criteria being no more than 180 kWh yearly estimated energy consumption (150 for the 32" TVs). I also didn't go smaller than 32" since I wasn't looking for anything smaller than that.

Anyway, here is the breakdown. They are first broken into different sizes, then they are ranked by price. As you can see, generally speaking, the more you pay the more efficient the TV is.

32" TVs
I lowered the requirement of 180 kWh per year usage to 150 kWh for this category. There were just too many TVs that met the 180 kWh requirement.

40" TVs

42" TVs

46" TVs

47" TVs

52" TVs
Yup, there is even some pretty darn efficient 52" TVs out there! I was amazed. If I wanted to spend that much, I could go up to a 52" TV from a 27" CRT and have roughly the same power usage. I threw the Sharp in the list because it was close and the price is very competitive.

03-17-10, 01:12 PM	#1
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	Efficient TV List Well, I didn't get a ton of feedback in my other thread. So, I took matters into my own hands! I went to the energy star website and downloaded their excel spreadsheet of TVs. I then sorted them by size and secondarily by efficiency (annual estimated usage). Then, I went on google's product search and got prices on all of them. The result is a list of energy efficient TVs for each size that met my criteria. The criteria being no more than 180 kWh yearly estimated energy consumption (150 for the 32" TVs). I also didn't go smaller than 32" since I wasn't looking for anything smaller than that. Anyway, here is the breakdown. They are first broken into different sizes, then they are ranked by price. As you can see, generally speaking, the more you pay the more efficient the TV is. 32" TVs I lowered the requirement of 180 kWh per year usage to 150 kWh for this category. There were just too many TVs that met the 180 kWh requirement. 40" TVs 42" TVs 46" TVs 47" TVs 52" TVs Yup, there is even some pretty darn efficient 52" TVs out there! I was amazed. If I wanted to spend that much, I could go up to a 52" TV from a 27" CRT and have roughly the same power usage. I threw the Sharp in the list because it was close and the price is very competitive. __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.