The minute you decide to get a new TV for your living room, the first question that pops up in your head is- which one should I go for, LCD or plasma TV? Then you start comparing the prices, the companies, specifications, offers and what not. But, it’s not just the one-time investment price we need to consider while buying a new television. What’s more important is its energy consumption, which will affect your electricity bills in the days to come. So, let’s find out which of these would prove lighter on your power.

Considering the facts, both LCDs and plasma TVs consume less power compared to the conventional tube television sets that were used previously or are still being used now. Nevertheless, when the battle of energy efficiency is among the best of the bests, LCD emerges a winner, thanks to its florescent backlights that display images, which devours less power compared to plasma technology. Not just this, most of the LCDs are usually Energy Star rated that shows exactly how much power your TV would consume when it’s in a standby mode.

So, the next time you are buying a television set or advising anyone on it, go without trouble for an LCD. That would do well, for both you and the power-grid.

Source: The Good Human