Philips “Eco TV” Shrinks Carbon Footprints and Lowers Energy Bills

30 December 2008

If you want to save money on your energy bill, turning off the television is probably your best bet, but what are the odds that we’re actually going to do that? So, here’s an alternative: an “Eco TV.”

This Philips Energy Star-rated flat screen television offers power-saving features such as auto-dimming, and even in regular mode, the 42″ model shown here is supposed to use less than half the energy of a standard LCD TV (67 watts). In stand-by mode, it uses only .15 watts.

The Eco TV is also lead-free, making it more environmentally friendly than the original layers of paint on my walls, hmm.

The 42″ model costs about $1,300 online:

Philips 42″ LCD Eco-friendly HDTV