I think that we should return to the days of 7-inch round glass cathode-ray
tube TV receivers. Oh no, THEY weren't power hogs.....they only drew about
a half-kilowatt off the line so that you could stare at a tiny screen. Just
think of the manufacturing cost of all those vacuum tubes.....probably
thirty tubes or so on the chassis. And, yes, don't forget about the solid
hardwood cabinets on those old sets eating up all the greenspace!

Yep, we should get back to basics.....it was a better world before these
"energy hog" plasma's came around to ruin our Planet.


"Radioman390" wrote in message
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Plasma TV's are of the most wished for holiday gifts. But they're
expensive in
more ways than one. They cost $2-thousand dollars or more apiece. And they
use
up to five times as much electricity as regular TV's. MIT Technology
Review
magazine says plasma TV's are such energy hogs that the global adoption
of
them could increase electrical demand noticeably. That would increase the
chances of blackouts and the volume of greenhouse gases emitted by power
plants.