Comments on: Philips' Eco TV: The Prius of televisions

We test the so-called Eco TV for power consumption, and indeed it sips juice at a truly miserly rate.

[robertorosco]

It saves money and energy, Woo!!! But it is a rip off of the original iMac G4 design, but just in black. Try again.

[iPod_Killer]

apple fanboy ?!?!?!? 'nuff said. we don't care if this TV almost looks like the iMac G4. It's a great looking TV and it consumes less power period.

Back to the blog post, does on the long run the cost of this tv will equal other ones ? I mean, it consumes less power but does come with a high initial price ?
This cost compared to other tvs and their power consumption ? (if you see what I mean )

[Scouser Tommy]

The related blog post for Panasonic TH-50PZ800U brings up the Philips Model 42PFL5603D.

[katzmaier]

Fixed, thanks.

[boopiejones]

consumes less power but has poor picture quality? $6 over the course of a entire year savings? do you realize that the $6 is derived based on the total energy cost to watch TV for EIGHT HOURS A DAY, 365 days a year???? That means you'd only save $18 if you had the TV on non-stop for an entire year. hardly worth the savings if the picture quality is lacking.

all TVs are so close in power consumption that it really isn't worth worrying about. a quick look at all 56 inch TVs tested shows a $30/year difference from the best to the worst. if you are so cash strapped that you can't afford $2.50/month, how did you afford to buy a 56 inch plasma in the first place?

[superbob2122]

i got my philips tv at www.consumerdepot. com