Nothing could ever be more relaxing
and fun than having a laid back weekend at home while watching your favorite TV
shows in your own room. There are a lot of great TV series and movies being
released recently and watching them together with your family or friends and
even neighbors can surely be exciting. But aside from the fun you can get out
of watching TV, everyone must be aware of how to properly use our ever reliable
TV sets and understand how it can affect us in terms of energy usage. If you’ll
be asked if the TV set you have in your living room take up a big chunk of your
monthly electric bill, can you answer it up front?
There many high quality TVs on the
market these days that incorporate state of the art features to create a much
sleeker, more sophisticated design and produce beyond real-life images.
Unfortunately though, there are some that are lacking in the energy-saving aspect. For an instance, many thought that flat
screen television sets have energy-saving technology including LED TVs, but
that is not the case most of the time.
Studies show that Plasma television sets consume more electricity than LCD
and LED ones.
If you’re looking to have a new brand
of television set and you’re thinking of buying a practical one, then it’s
probably the perfect time to make the switch. If you are clinging to a model that does not
consume much energy, you can ask the help of a domestic electrician and he can provide you with
some suggestions. One of the common tips domestic electricians provide their
clients to determine if your TV’s running you high on energy costs is to place your
clean hand on the TV screen to see how much heat it is producing. The more heat it is emitting, the more energy
it consumes. This is the easiest way to measure the energy consumption of an
appliance. However, since TVs are machines that are often used, they are really
likely to heat up in a given time. So, rather
than just gauging whether your TV eats up a lot of energy or not, consider
other factors such as the size and model. LCD is deemed more efficient when
made in small sizes while DLP or rear projection TV is more efficient at bigger
sizes.
When buying your next TV set, make
sure it has the Energy Star seal. TVs with this seal utilize 30% less than
those without one. If you really want to save money by turning the TV off, unplugging
the TV is the best thing to do to really stop its energy consumption.