Plasma TV's to be banned??? (this is getting ridiculous)
13 January 2009, 02:49 PM
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Plasma TV's to be banned??? (this is getting ridiculous)
Sorry if this is a repost, but I was astonished when I read this:
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Plasma TVs to be banned in Europe- The Inquirer
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THE EU is mulling over a plan to kill off plasma televisions across Europe because they burn too much power.
According to reports in the Roman press, the EU might make a ruling on the technology in spring.
Commissioners are about to release new guidelines on the consumption of television screens. While LCD screens scrape through the new requirements, the power hungry plasma screens just eat far too much juice.
A 42-inch Plasma TV consumes 822 watts of electricity in comparison with 350 watts of a flat screen LCD and 322 watts of a cathode ray tube.
Among the plans is to put a system of labels on televisions so that punters will know how much they are going to consume. This has been done for some time with fridges and other appliances, but not for TVs.
Unless the television manufacturers work their way around the problem, it is fairly likely that plasma televisions could go the way of the VHS machine in the EU.
Most of the television companies have a half-hearted attitude to plasma sets which have lost a lot of ground over the last two years to LCD.
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Plasma TVs to be banned in Europe- The Inquirer
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THE EU is mulling over a plan to kill off plasma televisions across Europe because they burn too much power.
According to reports in the Roman press, the EU might make a ruling on the technology in spring.
Commissioners are about to release new guidelines on the consumption of television screens. While LCD screens scrape through the new requirements, the power hungry plasma screens just eat far too much juice.
A 42-inch Plasma TV consumes 822 watts of electricity in comparison with 350 watts of a flat screen LCD and 322 watts of a cathode ray tube.
Among the plans is to put a system of labels on televisions so that punters will know how much they are going to consume. This has been done for some time with fridges and other appliances, but not for TVs.
Unless the television manufacturers work their way around the problem, it is fairly likely that plasma televisions could go the way of the VHS machine in the EU.
Most of the television companies have a half-hearted attitude to plasma sets which have lost a lot of ground over the last two years to LCD.
13 January 2009, 02:57 PM
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Street lights off
Cars that can't get up hills
Lightbulbs that make the house appear pre -war lit
Cancel all planes and holidays
Don't shave ladies armpits
Blooming easy this carbon offset,recycle,save the planet,EU mumbo jumbo.Just take us back 200 years and live in the dark
Mind you,they will tax the 'dark' to under some EU regulation next
Cars that can't get up hills
Lightbulbs that make the house appear pre -war lit
Cancel all planes and holidays
Don't shave ladies armpits
Blooming easy this carbon offset,recycle,save the planet,EU mumbo jumbo.Just take us back 200 years and live in the dark
Mind you,they will tax the 'dark' to under some EU regulation next
13 January 2009, 03:05 PM
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Just wait until the internet is banned as well!!
BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Carbon cost' of Google revealed
BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Carbon cost' of Google revealed
13 January 2009, 03:17 PM
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And cows.....
Cow ‘emissions’ more damaging to planet than CO2 The Global Warming Hoax
Livestock are responsible for 18 per cent of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming, more than cars, planes and all other forms of transport put together.
Burning fuel to produce fertiliser to grow feed, to produce meat and to transport it - and clearing vegetation for grazing - produces 9 per cent of all emissions of carbon dioxide, the most common greenhouse gas. And their wind and manure emit more than one third of emissions of another, methane, which warms the world 20 times faster than carbon dioxide.
Cows also soak up vast amounts of water: it takes a staggering 990 litres of water to produce one litre of milk.
Burning fuel to produce fertiliser to grow feed, to produce meat and to transport it - and clearing vegetation for grazing - produces 9 per cent of all emissions of carbon dioxide, the most common greenhouse gas. And their wind and manure emit more than one third of emissions of another, methane, which warms the world 20 times faster than carbon dioxide.
Cows also soak up vast amounts of water: it takes a staggering 990 litres of water to produce one litre of milk.
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13 January 2009, 03:26 PM
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That Google article is absolute b*llocks, see Forget Google rationing: Only lighting farts can save the planet ? The Register
13 January 2009, 03:26 PM
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I'm sure I saw something recently re 150w and 100w light bulbs being phased out for similar reasons (I think from Tesco - aparantly the country's seller of the most lightbulbs...) - with plans to phase out the 60w bulb!
Re ice caps expanding - what's that about?
Re ice caps expanding - what's that about?
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[edit]: A 50" Pioneer Kuro panel is 395W too...
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Street lights off
Cars that can't get up hills
Lightbulbs that make the house appear pre -war lit
Cancel all planes and holidays
Don't shave ladies armpits
Blooming easy this carbon offset,recycle,save the planet,EU mumbo jumbo.Just take us back 200 years and live in the dark Mind you,they will tax the 'dark' to under some EU regulation next
Cars that can't get up hills
Lightbulbs that make the house appear pre -war lit
Cancel all planes and holidays
Don't shave ladies armpits
Blooming easy this carbon offset,recycle,save the planet,EU mumbo jumbo.Just take us back 200 years and live in the dark
Mind you,they will tax the 'dark' to under some EU regulation next
13 January 2009, 07:03 PM
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Until they put their house in order the EU can shove their stupid laws up their a**e.
Enjoying driving a decatted Scoob and just purchased a 100 non energy saving light bulbs!!!!
13 January 2009, 07:52 PM
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Well, with the current recession, the demand for their rubber dog sh*t will drop: then they wont be so cocky. Why should we suffer to allow the developing world to poison away?
13 January 2009, 08:05 PM
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My missus rang up her energy provider asking why recently (when I bought my TV) her bills had gone up and she explained I bought a 40" Tv and the guy on the phone said they're the worst thing ever even on standby the amount of energy they use is shocking!
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No doubt there are some out there which are worse, but call centre staff making blanket statements like that just goes to show how f**king ignorant they actually are
13 January 2009, 08:36 PM
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I'm going shopping tomorrow and if I see 100w bulbs, I'll buy the lot
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