Why are the Best TVs in 2021 So Bad for the Environment?
Why are the Best TVs in 2021 So Bad for the Environment?
Having just bought a new TV and ready for a summer of Sport, I was alarmed to see how poorly it rated for its energy efficiency.
So I did some digging into why new OLED TVs rank so poorly for energy consumption, and turns out, its a little more complicated than I first thought.
That energy take is for full brightness, and HDR. plug in your tv in energy meter to see real energy takes! Nobody use TV for full brightness.
My 21 inch CRT consumes 35W and was on like 300 hours a year, basically using like 10kWh. My 32 inch FullHD Bravia was on 2 hours a day, and it uses 75W, so that is 55kWh. These OLED TV’s do like 100W and run for 3-4 hours a day, that is 127kWh. My CRT deserves a A-label posthumously.
Can’t understand your accent
I just bought a new tv and was so confused why they all seemed to be so terribly rated for energy
Hi E.V. Does it.
On March 1 this year the energy ratings for T.Vs were reclassified in that a set @ "B" rating previously became a "G" rating under the new terms.
This was introduced to remove the confusion whereby A+++ , A++ A+ and A had developed in the system previously. In any case your TV is currently costing about 1Penny per hour to run, – not bad value don’t you think?
Doing the same search again, on AO in 2024 and there are now 9 F and 1 E (and 13 G) rated OLED TVs, so it would seem they are starting to get more efficient
I had a 42 plasma tv from Panasonic (one the first models that came out at that time).
Using a wattmeter, I realized that thing sucked 300W !
Now I use a TCL 55 inch that only draws 50W and between 17W and 20W if lower the brightness. Not sure I can find something better for that size.
They probably rate so bad because of the incredible short lifespan and horrible built quality.
The C2 (also 55" version) dropped down to 81 kWh/1000h and the newer version for next year is expected to go even below that.. truly amazing how much things change in a couple of years
Didn’t know the energy scale changed
why is oled more power inefficient than led ?
good things cost kinda sad but i would not go back active speakers and oled just too nice experience
I’ve been looking every where for a good explanation of kWh/1000h and finally a explanation that makes sense! Thanks a really informative video.