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Tv - to replace ot not is the question

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Hello all,

I have a Samsung LE32R87BD. a 32 INCH LCD tv bought about 6-7 years ago.

It works perfectly fine, but it would be nice to have a larger one, but can't as it stands justify it. I do use it for tv and playing games on the ps3. 3-4 hours of use a day on average.

It uses about 0.1 kwh to run. I am not sure of its energy rating, as I don't think it was about when this tv was built.

What are your views? To replace with a more effecient device? or keep it til it dies?

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  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Can you afford a new one is the simple question followed by do you really need a 70 inch tv .
  • AJXX
    AJXX Posts: 847 Forumite
    It uses about 0.1 kwh to run. I am not sure of its energy rating, as I don't think it was about when this tv was built.

    What are your views? To replace with a more effecient device? or keep it til it dies?

    Either keep it till it dies, or find a more reasonable justification to replace it.

    I have no idea what 0.1 kwh equates to but I'd wager no more than £50 per year AT MOST.

    Surely a 70 inch TV would use MORE than that anyway, even if they are more efficient now?

    Anyway, personally I'd buy one if I can afford it, but justifying it because if it's energy rating is clutching at straws a bit!
  • If you want a bigger TV then buy one.

    But you have a working TV and say you can't afford it ....

    We have a (working) 32" too ... I'm hoping it will die soon!
  • JJ_Egan wrote: »
    do you really need a 70 inch tv .
    AJXX wrote: »
    Surely a 70 inch TV would use MORE than that
    Why has the OP's desire for a "larger" TV suddenly become a demand for a 70"???

    The original post makes no mention of a 70" screen!
  • teddysmum
    teddysmum Posts: 9,521 Forumite
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    If you want a bigger TV then buy one.

    But you have a working TV and say you can't afford it ....

    We have a (working) 32" too ... I'm hoping it will die soon!
    Ours is a 5years+ Panasonic 32" in perfect working order (though ours have a habit of going at Christmas time).


    I'd like something slightly larger, without the wide border (this one could go upstairs), but I've talked myself out of a replacement, because we don't actually need a new set.
  • Unless the original TV can have a new lease of life in another room, the money saving option is only to replace when necessary.

    However, bigger screens are a definite improvement and a 32" screen is now a small set by comparison to those available new.
  • almillar
    almillar Posts: 8,621 Forumite
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    It uses about 0.1 kwh to run. I am not sure of its energy rating, as I don't think it was about when this tv was built.

    Check the labelling at the back. Even the big backed TVs told you how many watts they used, so don't be thinking it's too old for that info.
    For reference, the energy usage has really gone down, I've got a 2003 40" that used 200W, and a 2012 60" that uses 100W.
  • teddysmum
    teddysmum Posts: 9,521 Forumite
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    edited 26 November 2014 at 6:28PM
    I remember replacing the old CRT 28" with a flat 32" and despite the obvious reduction in bulk, wondered if we'd overdone things, as it looked huge.
  • I swiftly got used to a 55" flatscreen. Even my computer has a 27" monitor.:p
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