At last we are getting some meaningful Energy Star ratings and choices in TV's: Have your HDTV and be green, too - HDTV- msnbc.com Of course the large LCD's use a bit more juice than the old CRT's did. LED backlit LCD's should bring that down. Plasma unfortunately is a massive energy hog. It's finally about time to replace my 19 year old CRT. I've been waiting for the energy consumption of the newer models to drop.
Make sure you buy ext warranty on the newer-gen TV (LCD w/ w/o LED backlight). They don't last as long as the good old CRT. Cases in points: - my 42" Plasma (Samsung) lasted only 5 years - replaced it with Mitsubishi 46" LCD (120Hz). Vertical dead pixel lines showed within 6 months. Replaced it under OE warranty (part costed about $1000!!! No kidding - the whole glass was replaced). Within another 7 months, same thing happened. This time it was out of warranty. Luckily I got ext warranty from Fry's electronics. Again, replaced the entire glass ($1000 cost) on Fry's. Fry's said that if it happens again, they will take it back and give me a new TV of equivalent price. I bought it for $1400 only. (my ext warranty costed me $189 - who said you always lose on ext warranty.?!) Modern TV costs a lot to repair. Usually when something goes wrong, it does not make sense to fix. That is a waste of resource of our world!!! The guy who repaired my TV said that typically LCD TVs do not last very long. Vertical dead pixel lines is one of the typical problems. I don't know, man. My Sony 27" CRT still work after 15 years.....
