Comments on: Energy Star label no guarantee of efficiency, audit finds

By: Mathieu

Mathieu — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:39:47 +0000

Well, that is an interesting insight. I hope this survey results reaches the consumers so that they are at least having right expectations.

By: Greg Seaman

Greg Seaman — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:06:45 +0000

The conventional television would use more power. You can feel the heat and get an idea which uses more power, but the best source is shown on a UL label that shows the volts and watts. More watts is more heat is more power used to operate.

By: john_tip

john_tip — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:01:36 +0000

I have seen this logo a lot for a long time. A very familiar sight when you power the computer and the monitor flickers to life, the energy star logo is the one I usually see first.

I have always wondered if and when you do see the energy star logo, does it mean that it is the whole computer that follows energy efficiency standards as specified by EPA and the US DOE, or is it just the monitor?

Lately I've been leaving my computer at home running unattended a lot. Two of my housemates frequently do the same too. I tend to turn off my screensaver and monitor power-down settings so that I can see what's going on immediately. Our electric bill has also risen by much, like almost twice the usual. I've always thought that TV consumes more energy than computers but it would seem the computers are even more power hungry. Is this true?

By: john_tip

john_tip — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:54:19 +0000

I have seen this logo a lot for a long time. A very familiar sight when you power the computer and the monitor flickers to life, the energy star logo is the one I usually see first.

By: john_tjp

john_tjp — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:39:27 +0000

I have seen this logo a lot for a long time. A very familiar sight when you power the computer and the monitor flickers to life, the energy star logo is the one I usually see first.