Energy Star 4.0 goes into effect for HDTVs, puts 'em on a diet

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<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/195361/new_tougher_hdtv_energy_star_standard_takes_effect .html"><img hspace="4" vspace="14" border="0" align="left" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/05/energy-star-20100504-250.jpg" alt="Energy Star 4.0 goes into effect for HDTVs, puts 'em on a diet" /></a>Your next Energy Star-approved <a href="http://hd.engadget.com/tag/hdtv">HDTV</a>? Chances are it'll be a little greener than your last one, thanks to the new 4.0 ratings going into effect. These drastically reduce allowable consumption for displays, offering on average a 40 percent improvement in efficiency compared to 3.0 models, meaning a 50-inch set can consume, at most, 153 watts (compared to 318 in the 3.0 world). Beyond that, a display that has been turned "off" can consume no more than one solitary watt whilst waiting for your next command. All sets produced as of May 1 must meet these new regulations to earn that prestigious blue badge, and then in 2012 the 5.0 rules come into effect, dropping maximum consumption by roughly another 40 percent -- good news for those who love the planet as much as they love watching Nature on peripheral vision-filling display.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/energy-star-4-0-goes-into-effect-for-hdtvs-puts-em-on-a-diet/">Energy Star 4.0 goes into effect for HDTVs, puts 'em on a diet</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 04 May 2010 09:56:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/energy-star-4-0-goes-into-effect-for-hdtvs-puts-em-on-a-diet/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19463676/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/energy-star-4-0-goes-into-effect-for-hdtvs-puts-em-on-a-diet/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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