Philips’ Eco TV: The Prius of televisions
The 42PFL5603D is the new energy efficiency champ.
(Credit: Philips)
It’s official: the Philips 42PFL5603D consumes less ability than any HDTV we’ve tested, regardless of screen size. The so-called Eco TV earned our nod for Best in Show at CES by hugging trees harder than any flat-panel HDTV yet. We based that decision partly on a Watts Up! capability meter Philips had set up in its booth, which showed the 42-inch LCD sucking down electricity at a miserly rate within 60 and 80 watts (check out the video).
Thanks to a somewhat more rigorous power consumption test, the Eco TV officially deserves a place next to your Prius, your low-flow toilet valve and your almost-watched copy of An Inconvenient Truth. The little display set new records among all of the HDTVs whose capability use we’ve tracked, scoring an average of 91.23 watts in the default picture setting, 67.29 watts in the capability saver mode–that’s right, barely more than a standard incandescent light bulb–and just 0.33 watt in standby…
Original post by David Katzmaier
