LCD v LED TV's annual Running cost difference

norapower

Dear Milly,
If you do that to it it will probably short-circuit.

grandadsmith

JamesK10 wrote: »

Agreed, and what you'll find when you google the models you're looking at and check for any reviews, is that once they're calibrated to a mode for use at home, the power consumption drops. 40" is too big for my room unless I re-arrange anything, so for a first flatscreen, 32" will do, and I want to get the Sony CX523 that uses just under 60W as that's nearly 60% less than the CRT it's replacing.

[EDIT] Should've said that the 40" in the same family of Sonys, uses 90W. For a 40 that's pretty good, but long-term I just don't have the dosh to run it, sadly!

Now got a £419 40" Sony CX523 from Costco
Not sent my £100 claim form back yet.

And a cheap energy monitor from Lidl.

It shows 90 to 115 watts , depending on screen picture,
so maybe 60 watts more than an LED (40"?)

Edit:-

'Home use' setting too dim for me,maybe I'm too..
Economy settings also.

Thanks all for all response's .

JamesK10

Thanks, I forgot about the fact that electricity would have a peak and a trough figure so you've always got to average it out, so it's generally 100W then, my figure came from the AV Forums' review. Since my current TV uses 160W because of its better speakers, it's not enough of a drop in power so my earlier decision's vindicated now.