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Energy Saving Appliances For The Green Homeowner Posted By: John Smith

What does your television have in common with your refrigerator? In some cases, it takes as much energy to run a refrigerator as it takes to run a television!
So, while you sit all evening and throughout the weekend watching your favorite shows, your energy bill is skyrocketing. At the end of the day, it’s a decision we all have to make: is the beautiful, crisp picture worth the initial cost and the extra monthly energy cost? For most, the answer is a yes! Let’s look at the big picture-how come your new television eats so much energy?

The Big Picture

Sometimes televisions need tune-ups. Their screen colors are all messed-up: yellow is green and red is yellow. While most people tend to trash a television with such a malfunction, but there’s something else about the picture that can cause some annoyance-the brightness.

The brightness of a screen can burn a ton of energy. This is particularly true of plasma televisions because they don’t separate resolution and power.

Over all, the best way to decrease power used by either plasma or LCD televisions is to reduce the light output. Continue reading

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