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Knowing I was going to go on solar (eventually). I just wanted something "NOW" to hold me over so I went to sears and bought a 46" 1080P Seki on the friends and family sale for around 380 bucks after taxes. Smoking deal.. and it's the perfect size for my living room @ 14' viewing distance.
Anyway, the energy label was about average with the rest of the LED/LCD tv's from last year 18 bucks a year based on 11 cents a kWh via 5 hours of use a day... But hawaii is .55 cents even higher for me because I'm still on temp power. So I pay around 100 bucks a year for the privilege to use my TV... Kinda sad...
But I am using less than 90 watts since I don't like my TV so bright I actually am using about 70-75 watts an hour by cranking down the brightness. I don't like it on torch mode. I thought it was funny that the TV warned me that I could effect the Power Savings mode by adjusting the settings but I actually am saving even more!
Anyway... I plan to go solar and will eventually sell this tv and upgrade to an LED TV I may consider going a little bigger but I doubt it. I already feel this thing is big enough. 1080P looks great on this tv and still can't believe I paid less than 400 bucks. I am using it right now to type this. As I use my tv to game and surf the web...
I sometimes browse though wallmart or target and am amazed to see the 46" LED TV's down to 9 bucks a year. I think as time goes on it will go down to 7 bucks a year. Those are the ultimate TV's to get when you're on solar. Even so, if I sold my tv for a few hundred bucks getting one that would run on 35-40 watt an hour would be worth it!
I think power consumption on TV's are going to be a bigger and bigger decision as most computers, tablets, gaming consoles, etc...etc... have built in HDMI ports. Hell, I don't even use my TV as a TV... I game, watch movies and netflix, amazon and utube plus use it to surf... Never even bothered to hook my set up to an antenna.
Knowing I was going to go on solar (eventually). I just wanted something "NOW" to hold me over so I went to sears and bought a 46" 1080P Seki on the friends and family sale for around 380 bucks after taxes. Smoking deal.. and it's the perfect size for my living room @ 14' viewing distance.
Anyway, the energy label was about average with the rest of the LED/LCD tv's from last year 18 bucks a year based on 11 cents a kWh via 5 hours of use a day... But hawaii is .55 cents even higher for me because I'm still on temp power. So I pay around 100 bucks a year for the privilege to use my TV... Kinda sad...
But I am using less than 90 watts since I don't like my TV so bright I actually am using about 70-75 watts an hour by cranking down the brightness. I don't like it on torch mode. I thought it was funny that the TV warned me that I could effect the Power Savings mode by adjusting the settings but I actually am saving even more!
Anyway... I plan to go solar and will eventually sell this tv and upgrade to an LED TV I may consider going a little bigger but I doubt it. I already feel this thing is big enough. 1080P looks great on this tv and still can't believe I paid less than 400 bucks. I am using it right now to type this. As I use my tv to game and surf the web...
I sometimes browse though wallmart or target and am amazed to see the 46" LED TV's down to 9 bucks a year. I think as time goes on it will go down to 7 bucks a year. Those are the ultimate TV's to get when you're on solar. Even so, if I sold my tv for a few hundred bucks getting one that would run on 35-40 watt an hour would be worth it!
I think power consumption on TV's are going to be a bigger and bigger decision as most computers, tablets, gaming consoles, etc...etc... have built in HDMI ports. Hell, I don't even use my TV as a TV... I game, watch movies and netflix, amazon and utube plus use it to surf... Never even bothered to hook my set up to an antenna.
