Stop buying new stuff, says government advisor

wotsthat

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Yer....but you fail to mention it uses nylon polymer beads instead. Thousands of them infact. Which is made up of plastic. Which is made up of resources dug out of the ground. All of which require manufacturing, which, in itself, uses a lot of water and energy.

Could be, and I have no idea whether it is or not, the same as the Prius. Once manufacturered, very low carbon compared to similar devices. But the manufacturing process can be very harmful.

...but if you're in the market for a new washing machine then you're going to be buying a newly manufactured unit anyway so that's the time to do the detailed comparison.

It's only a concept but from the link...

Right now the statistics say that this machine could perform the same task by using less than 90 per cent of the water of conventional machines and 30 per cent less energy. This machine can have the environmental impact of taking two million cars off the road.

I've come across a similar thing where you use a bag of special plastic balls instead of detergent and a half load setting - didn't work that well to be honest.

prowla

Graham_Devon wrote: »

It doesn't.

But it looks nice.

And that's where a lot of people seem to be sold. How it looks appears to be more important than what it does.

Some TV's out there today are manufactured to be so flat, the speakers are frankly awful. I much prefer my CRT TV for sound quality, as it has the depth for the speakers, so they are bigger and able to produce more bass etc.

Parents just bought a 22" TV for the dining room and ended up taking it back. My mobile has better sound quality. It was truly terrible. But, yer, looked nice.

My TV screen has no speakers; it sits between my hi-fi speakers, and the sound from my Sky box is rather good (I use the audio out and didn't need the digital to my DAC)!

lostinrates

prowla wrote: »

Is the iPad air using the new "lightning" connector, like the iPhone 5 and iPad 4, etc?

If so then it's simply that Apple decided to change to a new, smaller connector. I had to buy some new USB cables.

(BTW, don't be tempted by the cheapo replacement cables; I had one which broke, and ended up buying genuine Apple anyway.)

I dunno, because we didn't go through four and five. (I have no idea what iPad I have, showing how much I care, two, three? So knows (or cares?:o). Its lovely, its perfect for me.

The iPad air was sent because dh's work computer packed up while he was on holiday and they needed him to have something just for a week. Its .....a bit smaller. Nice and new looking, and deliciously light.

But.....not worth chucking out my iPad for.

posh*spice

According to Peter Lilley (Tory MP who sits on the commons energy & climate change committee) people using more efficient appliances would lead to a 27% reduction in UK energy use. He argues that repairing inefficient appliances means consumers consume more energy and is therefore not in the least bit desirable.

lostinrates

posh*spice wrote: »

According to Peter Lilley people using more efficient appliances would lead to a 27% reduction in UK energy use and repairing inefficient appliances means consumes more energy and is therefore not in the least bit desirable.

The problem is so much of the information is contradictory. Certainly years and years ago when we test drove a hybrid figures seems to suggest swapping our little car for a nice newish or new hybrid seemed on further advise to be LESS green.