California OUTLAWS big screen televisions!
 

In a state that clearly needs to get it's shit together they have now gone even wackier and started the TV police.

"In a move that could spell the end of the plasma TV industry as we know it, the state of California agreed today to enact strict regulations on the amount of power televisions can consume, effectively outlawing most large plasma TVs as of January 1, 2011, with many more televisions set to be banned beginning January 1, 2013"

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/154...er-hungry-tvs/


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brought to you by the state the fucked us all on power with the 25 billion dollar enron deal.

Yeah I heard this was coming. Amazing.. The green fascist are taking over America.

good law.. it will push all the negro's and white trash out of the state..

all us rich folk have in home theaters now...

they should start with the fridge and washing machine companies, they use more power than TVs

Good move for the State.

omg never thought that such a stupid law could be possible in the US. In germany there is a similar stupid law, normal bulbs are no longer available, only energy-saving bulbs.
Without my PanaPlasmaTV I would go postal. :helpme

air conditioners use more power... why dont they ban those?

Wtf, this is ridiculous! So glad I don't live in broke ass California!

Stop cracking down on dispensaries and let the marijuana bring in some revenue for you. They could make so much more money with that shit, it's unbelievable!

What if someone generate their own green power?

A) No they didn't moron.

B) the law they did pass is not worth getting all pissy over. Especially if you think it through.

I'm curious how many of you guys actually read the article. I think it's a good thing. It will impact pretty much nobody except the electronics companies and will reduce energy consumption at the same time. Many of the electronics companies are already capable of meeting the new energy efficiency standards. If anything, it is pushing energy hogs off the market and bringing the efficient ones into the market.

The way I see it, it's your power bill, run with you want. Until the state pays your electric bill, they need to stay out of your house.

If you read the whole article it makes perfectly good sense..





































..why I live in Florida :winkwink:

It sounds like most TV's fall into the guidelines, so it might effect those 3 people that own a 100 incher.

Anyway, isn't Plasma a dying technology? I thought everyone was moving to LCD because it looks just as good and suck way less juice. It also works better in every kind of room lighting, weighs less, costs less, etc.

Good morning to you too Gator :)


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i read the article. :thumbsup

are you going to believe the person that posted this without actually READING what has been passed or using LOGIC?

Let me use a brighter shade of crayon for the confused ones.

TVs are becoming more and more efficient every year. By the time this law take effect only the most cheap ass POS TVs will not be in compliance. Why would you want one of those anyways.

Just because this tard doesn't think it's possible doesn't mean it's not. Now if improvements cause power cosumption to drop 23% every 18 months by 2013 that 293 watt TV will only only use 173 watts. 2 watts under the law.

Also TV using less power means less drain on the electrical grid which means less power pants needed. Guess who would have paid for those new power plants that needed to be built Einsteins?

My math says that's $225 for every man woman and child in California. You don't like saving money?

I also thought that LCD is better...am I wrong?

Legalize weed but you can't play xbox on the big screen when your high anymore... LOLOL

No problem. Too early in the morning for chicken little crap for my taste. Sorry.

That's a whole another thread unto itself. You'll have fanbois of both steadfastly defending their preference.

If you weigh the pros vs cons based on the things in my post, yes its better -- even if the plasma picture is just a little better(??), it's not discernible to the eye of most people, and doesn't make it a must buy just for that point alone.

It just cracks me up to find a state on the verge of bankruptcy, paying their bills with IOU's taking the time to get involved in this kind of shit that the market will take care of eventually anyway.

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Plasmas suck anyway. It's like watching tv through a reflective glass window. LCDs are far superior.

Well...I don't personally own either type...but I have seen both types and I personally give the LCD a slight edge on picture quality over the Plasma...but you are right...Plasma owners will probably defend the Plasma until they are blue in the face.

The article doesn't make it clear whether it's banning the SALE of new TVs that don't fit the bill, or banning the use of EXISTING TVs... if it's the latter then people may be forced to upgrade twice, once in 2011, then again in 2013...

One comment also points out that standby consumption could be more significant in low usage situations. Why not educate people to encourage switching off of phantom loads rather than legislating like this?

Saving an additional eight billion dollars expenditure for the state...isn't worth taking the time?

PSSSST, wanna watch the Super Bowl on a big screen? Show up at this address with 50 bucks and ask for Big Louie ........


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should be done with air conditioning too

Try using some logic. :2 cents:

Well that's why I wouldn't be worried. TVs by 2013 will be under that requirement anyways. And the savings Californians will have by reduced consumption of electricity, well I'm not sure why anyone would be mad about that. California has been passing laws like this forever. People know this and if they really don't like it they should move because it's not going to change anytime soon. Almost any state they move to will have a lower cost of living anyways.

I laugh and laugh.

vote idiot liberal, get idiot liberal.

It isn't the State Legislator. It's the energy Board. This is their job. It's what they do.

It's the SALE.

The rules mandate that televisions sold in California starting in 2011 consume 33 percent less electricity than current models and 49 percent less by 2013. The regulations affect TVs that are 58 inches wide and less

Also note any TVs over 58 inches are exempt.

Yes you vote for people that not only want you out of business but in prison. REAL fucking smart you dipshit. You're like a jew for Hitler or a black guy for the KKK. You're a walking talking contradiction. Now STFU already.

That's one point and most people would agree with you. I don't, because I have different experiences and try to conserve energy for a few reasons. In the end there are those who will love the law and those who will hate it. Who knows how it will even impact most people, if at all.