Okay, not getting clear on this and could use some help. I see power consumptions to be almost twice or more of that of LCD TVs. I get the differences but want the best bang for the buck. I'm under the impression that Plasmas get warm and are power hungry. Been looking at 40" LCDs and the Panasonic TCP-42S1 was recommended to me to consider.
For example I'm looking at the Panasonic TCP-42S1 (Plasms) and it says:
Rated Power Consumption - 485 W (looks huge to me!)
Standby Power Consumption - 0.3 W (I understand this fine)
On Mode Average Power Consumption - 173 W (what? a little confused here)
Compare to a Samsung LN40B540 it says:
Who knows. Cannot find any information at a half a dozen sources. What? Anyway based on what I've seen on Sharps units and others at local stores I've seen around 210 to 240 watts for a 40".
The Panasonic looks very nice but 480w. Not sure I'm clear and/or comparing apples to apples how how power consumption compares.
I have found this bit of info:
POWER CONSUMPTION
Not a very important issue but worth noting. Because LCDs use florescent backlighting to produce images, they require substantially less power to operate than plasma TVs do. LCD displays consume about half the power that plasma displays consume. The reason: Plasmas use a lot of electricity to light each and every pixel you see on a screen - even the dark ones. Though plasma manufacturers have improved voltage consumption requirements a plasma TV will consume around a third more power for the same size display.
From here: http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/plasmatvreviews/plasma-vs-lcd.html
For example I'm looking at the Panasonic TCP-42S1 (Plasms) and it says:
Rated Power Consumption - 485 W (looks huge to me!)
Standby Power Consumption - 0.3 W (I understand this fine)
On Mode Average Power Consumption - 173 W (what? a little confused here)
Compare to a Samsung LN40B540 it says:
Who knows. Cannot find any information at a half a dozen sources. What? Anyway based on what I've seen on Sharps units and others at local stores I've seen around 210 to 240 watts for a 40".
The Panasonic looks very nice but 480w. Not sure I'm clear and/or comparing apples to apples how how power consumption compares.
I have found this bit of info:
POWER CONSUMPTION
Not a very important issue but worth noting. Because LCDs use florescent backlighting to produce images, they require substantially less power to operate than plasma TVs do. LCD displays consume about half the power that plasma displays consume. The reason: Plasmas use a lot of electricity to light each and every pixel you see on a screen - even the dark ones. Though plasma manufacturers have improved voltage consumption requirements a plasma TV will consume around a third more power for the same size display.
From here: http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/plasmatvreviews/plasma-vs-lcd.html
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