The number of televisions estimated that sit unused in closets.
The EPA estimates that nearly 100 million unused televisions are currently taking up precious, beautiful space. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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Yep, calibrating my 52 inch sammy (turning power save mode to high) reduced the power draw by a lot.
Uncalibated, my Pure AV UPS/Surge/AVR showed the power usage (TV on only) using up 3 power usage bars.
Calibrated, It only uses one power usage bar.
But, when friends come over, I crank up the lcd back light. And you hear ohh's and arr's on how great my tv looks.
Calibrated, my sammy looks like a plasma.
Just curious as to why you would turn up the back light when friends are over... that makes you an enabler!
Wouldn't you want them to just see a properly calibrated set, and perhaps educate them that torch mode is just totally unnecessary and unnatural?