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With the change from an analog television signal over to a digital one in February of '09 there's been a lot of talk going on in the green circles. What does this have to do with saving energy? Well, the consensus is that a lot of those folks who are still hanging on to the "old" style of TV will start to seriously look at replacing their sets. Sure you can get that converter box thing but maybe it's time to break down and get a new TV. But what's the best green choice?
So here's the question: Do you go with a Plasma or an LCD? Which is more efficient and the "least bad" for the environment over the course of it's lifespan? It's a good question and one I had to look into. Here's the basics...
- The Plasma set is going to, on average, create more heat than the same sized LCD set.
- Both styles of modern sets are reported to have a life span of roughly 60,000 hours. This seems to be the current benchmark for a "good" TV life. From checking around this seems to be more of a theory than a certainty. How long is 60,000 hours? Well with about 8760 hours in a year it comes out to just less than 7 years. (This, if anything, should be a shocker. Can you image looking back at your life and realizing that you spent 7 years of your life staring at the tv? )
- The energy use by a Plasma TV is going to be pretty much the same, if not a bit higher, than the same size LCD set. The difference starts to show up in what size set you're looking for. The LCD sets are going to be available in much smaller sizes than the Plasma. LCDs can be as small as about a 12 inch screen where the smallest Plasma you can currently get is around 35 or 36 inches. So on a per-square-inch-of-screen basis they are about the same but you can get a smaller LCD than you can a Plasma and the smaller the set the less energy it uses AND the less materials go into the making of it.
- Both will have the same problems with some nasty chemicals namely nitrogen trifluoride. This stuff is nasty, nasty, nasty. I've seen it reported that it can remain in the air for anywhere from 500 to 900 years and is wildly considered one of the worst chemicals when it comes to global warming. In some scientific circles they consider all the coal fired plants we've got, with all the waste and CO2 and everything else that goes along with them, are better for the environment than the production of nitrogen trifluoride.
- Both styles are going to have similar problems when it comes time to throw them out. Their e-waste issues are about the same however as these TV's come more and more into common use we can hope that newer regulations will alleviate some of the problems.
So. The best bet is to simply not own a TV which is way easier than it sounds (going on 5 years without TV service of any kind and I don't miss it a bit). You can keep your current TV for as long as you can but at some point it will die. By then they simply won't make "old" style TV's anymore and you'll have to choose a newer style. Best bet? Probably a smaller LCD set. Whatever you decide try and get a TV with the Energy Star symbol! Thanks!
Bill maintains a website focused on Green Building and Green Energy. If we can get more people doing the simple things there would be a big impact on the environment! Thanks for reading and be sure to stop by and say hello!
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