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Home Entertainment Tips |
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Quick tips for reducing usage
- Turn off your television when not in use.
- Many appliances continue to draw power when they are switched off but still plugged in. In the average home, 75% of the electricity
used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off.
- Unplug the appliance or use the switch on a power strip to prevent DVD players, VCRs, and televisions from drawing power when
not in use.
Typical usage details
| Type
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Watts
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Costs to operate for 8 hours
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Small black and white TV
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100 watts
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5 to 6 cents
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| Color solid state with Tube TV
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165 to 300 watts
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8 to 180 cents
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| Plasma TV
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230 to 440 watts
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11 to 26 cents
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| Rear projector TV
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170 to 275 watts
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8 to 16 cents
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| LCD TV
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40 to 220 watts
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2 to 13 cents
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| VCR or DVD player
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165 to 275 watts
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8 to 16 cents
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