California's proposed ban on large TV's

**jeepguy** · 10-15-2009 05:11 PM

Get ready California, your Gov is getting ready to ban all large screen TV's.

California is set to impose the world’s first ban on energy-guzzling big screen televisions.

Backed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California Energy Commission is cracking down on giant TVs over 40 inches, which can use as much as three times the power of smaller cathode ray sets.

Maybe somebody should tell Arnold they don't make the other kind any more.

About a quarter of currently available televisions would have to be pulled from the shops, said Doug Johnson, of the Consumer Electronics Association.

California set to ban 'energy-guzzling' big screen TVs | Mail Online

Larry

**televisionarchives** · 10-15-2009 05:26 PM

Why do I have the feeling that his wife will still keep hers

**teachsac** · 10-15-2009 05:27 PM

A little late to the show.

http://www.satelliteguys.us/televisi...8-only-ca.html (Only in CA)

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**riffjim4069** · 10-15-2009 06:20 PM

Too funny...too sad! People want bigger TVs, but they do burn a lot more fuel. Fortunately, the technology is getting better and more efficient: LEDs can use up to 40% less electricity than a similar size LCD. To the honest...if the govenator is going after your big screen TV than perhaps he'lll be coming after our DVRs that use a fair amount of power when not in use.

**mike123abc** · 10-15-2009 06:21 PM

I wonder how much TV sales will surge in Nevada and Arizona? Vegas trip anyone? Someone have a van?

**Stargazer** · 10-15-2009 06:32 PM

Dang, there would be a huge outcry about this seeing how there are lots of movie stars that live there and I am sure they would want to keep their tv sets. They probably have projectors as well anyways. Wouldn't some of the newest televisions be energy suffecient enough to still be able to be used that are larger than 40 inches?

**televisionarchives** · 10-15-2009 07:53 PM

I'm as frugal as the next guy but come on , We have to live a life folks. My TV is not on 24 hours a day . And it's lucky to be on at all as of late with the new fall line up.

**jeepguy** · 10-15-2009 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by teachsac

A little late to the show.

http://www.satelliteguys.us/televisi...8-only-ca.html (Only in CA)

S~

That was about them "considering" it (back in March), this is about the actual vote scheduled to take place in about two weeks (as soon as November 4). Bit of a difference there.

Arnold's statistics are, as usual, incorrect and misleading. They are comparing new HIGH DEF LCD and Plasma tv's with old analog CRT's. If you compare apples to apples; an HD LCD to a CRT HD, the difference is, in fact, just the opposite. The difference between my old SONY 34" CRT (HD) and my new SONY 46" LCD (HD) is 35 watts, THE OTHER WAY! The CRT uses 280watts and the LCD uses 245watts. Lotta hooey.

**VinceT3** · 10-15-2009 09:21 PM

I believe he means plasma.. which does use at least 3x the power.. lcd not so much.. my 62 inch dlp barely uses 120 watts...

**bicker** · 10-16-2009 08:18 AM

This is a big to-do about nothing. Once the regulations go into effect, the industry will simply be prompted to sell large HDTVs with lower power consumption profiles. It's no different from how things were when California had tougher vehicle emissions standards.