| Fujitsu U-turns on TV power consumption figures
Fujitsu has been forced to make an embarrassing U-turn over the specs for a flagship 63in plasma screen, after an eco-site calculated it would cost more than £600 a year to run. Fujitsu originally said its 63in P63XHA40 plasma screen consumes 1,806W in its technical specification sheets. Using this data, energy conservation website Sust-it worked out how much it would add a household's annual electricity bill. The big TV costs £8,699 to buy and following Sust-it's revelations Fujitsu revised the power consumption to 605W, resulting in yearly running costs of £209. In a statement Sust-it said: "This still seems a high price to pay to for watching your favourite TV programmes. Fujitsu blamed the published errors on technical issues regarding voltage conversions from 100v to 240v." Ross Lammas, Sust-it site owner, told PCW: "If manufacturers could bring out lower-consumption screens it would be a lot better." The figures are based on six hours a day usage, 365 days a year and energy costs of 15.8p per kilowatt hour, although Lammas admitted energy costs can be lower.
A Beautiful Moment: The Birth of a Plasma TV
BusinessWeek put up a pretty nifty slideshow depicting the creation of plasma sets, from cutting the glass sheets to sitting in your living room. While it's not necessary knowledge to get the most out of your set, it's cool nonetheless. I mean, it accompanies some article detailing the plasma/LCD rivalry, but who the hell wants to read? Show me the shiny, cause I like pretty pictures. – Matt Buchanan The Making of a Plasma TV (Slideshow) [BW] Plasma vs. LCD: The Battle Heats Up (Article) [BW] .
The difference between LCD and plasma flat-panel TVs
What is the difference between LCD and plasma flat-panel TVs? Also, has an HDTV standard for the United States been officially adopted? I am thinking about purchasing a new TV set and am not sure whether it's wise to do it now or wait. LCD TVs use an LCD panel to create the picture. It's the same LCD screen technology you find on laptop computers and digital cameras. Plasma TVs use gas suspended within glass panels and stimulated by an electrical field to create the picture. Each technology has its advantages. Plasmas tend to have a better picture than LCD TVs, while LCD TVs promise better long-term reliability and freedom from screen burn-in worries. .
Sharp to up flat screen TV output
Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp announced plans yesterday to ramp up its output of flat screen televisions by investing in new production lines in Japan and Mexico in response to flourishing demand. Sharp will spend ?200 billion (US$1.66 billion) on a third production line at its Kameyama plant by July to double output of large liquid-crystal-display (LCD) panels to 60,000 units a month, rising to 90,000 next year. The company will also build a second plant in Mexico at a cost of ?8 billion to produce finished LCD flat panel TVs for the North American market. The facility in Baja California will start operating in July with a monthly output of 200,000 LCD TVs "to cope with burgeoning demand for LCD TVs in North America," Sharp said. "Due to the global expansion of digital broadcasting, demand for LCD TVs continues to expand," the company said in a statement.
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