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<blockquote data-quote="HTPCSourcer" data-source="post: 416560" data-attributes="member: 74879">Hello TechLife,That's true for LCD - but not for plasma as serious tests prove. Have a look at <a href="http://www.hifi-regler.de/plasma/lcd-plasma-stromverbrauch-test.php?SID=b72c6b330710d4fc0e01b3715e9d60d3" target="_blank">Vergleichs-Test: Stromverbrauch Plasma versus LCD</a>. The article is in German but there a couple of direct comparison pictures beetween LCD and plasma that show that the consumption of the plasma drops from 272W to 44W when the screen is blanked while the LCD remains mostly unchanged (183W instead of 215W). This is logical as the LCD runs on backlight technology and black is therefore a color like any other. On the other side black on the plasma means no consumption for the referenced pixel.My own measurements confirm the above. Unfortunately I can't post pictures for my own TV since the cabling is now hidden behind the furniture and I can no longer easily access the power plug.Regards, HTPC_Sourcer</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HTPCSourcer, post: 416560, member: 74879"] Hello TechLife, That's true for LCD - but not for plasma as serious tests prove. Have a look at [url=http://www.hifi-regler.de/plasma/lcd-plasma-stromverbrauch-test.php?SID=b72c6b330710d4fc0e01b3715e9d60d3]Vergleichs-Test: Stromverbrauch Plasma versus LCD[/url]. The article is in German but there a couple of direct comparison pictures beetween LCD and plasma that show that the consumption of the plasma drops from [B]272W to 44W [/B]when the screen is blanked while the LCD remains mostly unchanged (183W instead of 215W). This is logical as the LCD runs on backlight technology and black is therefore a color like any other. On the other side black on the plasma means no consumption for the referenced pixel. My own measurements confirm the above. Unfortunately I can't post pictures for my own TV since the cabling is now hidden behind the furniture and I can no longer easily access the power plug. Regards, HTPC_Sourcer [/QUOTE]

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