New energy efficient tv

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My electric bill alone  is £110 a month, shocked to find that our 2009 Panasonic plasma tv uses 245 watts .
We watch a lot of tv, it can sometimes be on 12 hours a day, especially in the winter.
So think it’s time to change to an LED Smart tv, wanting a 43” one.

is there such a thing as an energy efficient TV ?,  best I seem to be able to find is an E

teaselMay

I don't know specifically but I suspect you'll notice a big difference. I replaced my 2011 40 inch with a new 40 inch one early last year. I think the main heating in the room was from the old telly! 

grumpy_codger

applepad said:

is there such a thing as an energy efficient TV ?,  best I seem to be able to find is an E

https://www.pricerunner.com/cl/2/TVs 4
There is a filter "Energy class" on the left side - "The energy class shows how energy demanding a product is. A uses the least energy and G the most energy."

Ayr_Rage

As above, you may need the heating on a higher setting once the plasma TV is binned.

Grumpy_chap

applepad said:

My electric bill alone  is £110 a month, shocked to find that our 2009 Panasonic plasma tv uses 245 watts .
We watch a lot of tv, it can sometimes be on 12 hours a day, especially in the winter.
So think it’s time to change to an LED Smart tv, wanting a 43” one.

is there such a thing as an energy efficient TV ?,  best I seem to be able to find is an E

For how much of the time that it is on does the TV consume 245 watts?

Have you looked into other opportunities to reduce energy demand?

molerat

I used to watch my energy monitor when the plasma was on, quite entertaining, it was up and down all over the place.  Lots of white = high consumption, lots of black = low.

mjm3346

I switched from a 32" Panasonic to a 43" inch one about 6 years ago (LED) - and the bigger set uses about half the power of the then 8 year old smaller one it replaced - I know the new ones now use even less

Eldi_Dos

applepad said:

My electric bill alone  is £110 a month, shocked to find that our 2009 Panasonic plasma tv uses 245 watts .
We watch a lot of tv, it can sometimes be on 12 hours a day, especially in the winter.
So think it’s time to change to an LED Smart tv, wanting a 43” one.

is there such a thing as an energy efficient TV ?,  best I seem to be able to find is an E

If you go on retailers website and click Product fiche, on there you should be able to see kWh/ 1000h.That will give expected usage.
If my maths is correct you could be in line to save up £190 per year on your electric bill.

Bigphil1474

Don't forget that the energy ratings for appliances changed a few years ago - the new F is the old A+, a new D or E is the old A++ etc. so E is still good.

TELLIT01

Bigphil1474 said:

Don't forget that the energy ratings for appliances changed a few years ago - the new F is the old A+, a new D or E is the old A++ etc. so E is still good.

The suggestion there is that an F rating now is better than an A+.  That is certainly not the case, and I don't think that is actually what you meant to suggest.

Albermarle

applepad said:

My electric bill alone  is £110 a month, shocked to find that our 2009 Panasonic plasma tv uses 245 watts .
We watch a lot of tv, it can sometimes be on 12 hours a day, especially in the winter.
So think it’s time to change to an LED Smart tv, wanting a 43” one.

is there such a thing as an energy efficient TV ?,  best I seem to be able to find is an E

We gave away our Panasonic Plasma TV, mainly because we wanted a Smart TV, and a family member needed a TV for the HMO they were living in at the time.
Although it was heavy and used quite a lot of power, the picture quality was excellent.
I suggest not to buy a cheap LED replacement as you will probably notice a drop in picture quality, and problems viewing it from an angle.
A good quality LED/OLED should be fine, but will not be super cheap. 
I would say also the drop in energy consumption by moving away from Plasma, will be significant whichever replacement you buy, so I would not agonise over whether it is a D or an E for example.