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3M’S Optical Systems Division today announced that it has launched a consumer awareness campaign in an effort to raise awareness of household TV energy consumption and what to consider when purchasing an energy efficient TV.
Specifically, the company is hoping to provide valuable information to consumers through the media to educate the public about energy efficient TVs and the issues surrounding TV power consumption in the home.
As TV sizes get larger and consumers watch more television, energy consumption in these household fixtures has increased dramatically.
In fact...
Ah, flat screen TV … just what so many were waiting for to put on the wall, mostly inspired by Hollywood and television programs over the decades.
Yep, putting that flat screen on your wall is the Buck Rogers thing to do for so many of us.
What most people don’t know is that by doing so you have made yourself responsible for additional services and charges if the product fails.
Okay, if you want the coolest bargains on HDTVs, you probably will have to spend all your time just tracking the deals.
In addition to the sales circulars and online specials posted at the retailers’ Web sites, you can also check out the various Black Friday sites or monitor the year-’round bargain aggregators such as [...]
On today's show we will discuss the expected Black Friday deals we can all look forward to on the day after Thanksgiving.
Last year the cheapest Blu Ray player was $128 and a 50 inch 720p plasma was going for $900.
This year the cheapest Blu Ray player comes in at $78 and you can pick up a 50 inch 1080p plasma with a Blu Ray player for $1000.
There are so many deals out there we can't talk about all of them.
We selected a few we thought were mentioning so that you can plan out your Black Friday strategy.
The subject of “content protection” continues to be a complicated issue.
While some firmly think that one should be able to legally make a copy of lawfully acquired content, if such content is protected to avoid exactly that and the protection is circumvented to perform such copy, how can that action be right when it is actually violating the right of the content creator?
Yesterday, the California Energy Commission (CEC) made it official, and unanimously adopted new energy requirements for televisions sold in the state.
It sets electricity consumption limits for sets up to 58″ diagonal.
The first level takes effect January 2011, at which time one source indicates a 42″ must not consumer more than 183 watts.
In [...]
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today issued the following statement regarding a decision by the California Energy Commission (CEC) to impose unprecedented and unnecessary energy efficiency standards on television sets sold in California.
The following statement may be attributed to Jason Oxman, CEA’s senior vice president of Industry Affairs.
“CEA is extremely disappointed in the CEC’s decision to regulate...
An evil sorcerer tricked Aladdin’s wife into giving him the magic lamp by offer to swap new lamps for old.
It’s no trick this time around, however, as Warner Brothers has launched a campaign that lets you trade in your old WB DVDs in exchange for the same titles in Blu-ray format.
They have set [...]