Plasma TV - Re: [LINK] Blackle: turn Google black to save the planet

[Adam Todd]

> > > Currently Blackle's home page says "113,834.304 Watt hours 
> saved. Two things
> > > strike me here.
> > >
> > >   * 113kWh isn't much electricity. That's one server with a 500W power
> > >     supply running for about 10 days -- or a fortnight, say, because it
> > >     probably isn't fully loaded.
>
>Or the hourly impact of about 450 homes upgrading their largish CRT 
>TV to a large home plasma TV.  Swings and round abouts I suppose ;-) ....

[SNIP good data about consumption]

I am STUNNED people are stupid enough to by Plasma TV's and Air 
Conditions and then com,plaint about increased electricity consumption.

With Washing Machines, Driers, Fridges and other appliances all 
having an Energy Star rating isn't it time this was applied to 
LCD/Plasma equipment?  Even laptops, computers, gawd everything really.

I was tossing between a plasma and lcd a while ago and when I saw the 
power consumption of the plasma I freaked.  No chance of running it 
on a minimal Solar power system.  It needs it's own Solar plant!

(sigh)