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Did I just enter some bizzarro world where 500W is now considered high?

• FabHK 4y ago
  In Germany, keeping 1W running continuously costs you around 3€ a year (see below). So, if you were to leave 500W on continuously, we'd be talking 1500€ a year. 1W x 24h/d x 365d = 8760Wh 8.76kWh x 0.3525€/kWh = 3.09€
  • bzzzt 4y ago
    If it uses 500W it must be a heck of a TV. My last-gen plasma doesn't use more than 180. Simple solution is to just turn the TV off when you're not watching it. Cut viewing time back to 1-3h/day and you're under 200 euro's per year. Don't forget that large LCD TV's use more power too, so you're not going to be able to save all of that by replacing it with an LCD.
  • dbttdft 4y ago
    Just don't run it 24/7, then. I feel like anyone who can actually notice this already has an apartment that provides free electricity. EDIT: Wait, my feeling was right. Your rates are also an order of magnitude above the rest of the world, for some reason. For me running a 500W machine will cost maybe $200 per year with real world usage. > Power prices in Germany are among the highest in Europe. The high costs partly are due to the mandatory support for renewable energy sources – but most customers continue to support the country's energy transition regardless [result of some web search] Fuck outta here with this. As I stated, 500W is nothing. The alternatives (half-working LEDs) are pure garbage. You are all propagandized idiots still consuming and trashing at the same rate but now buying stuff because it's """green""" (TM) while the company knows they are not fixing anything.
• exodust 4y ago
  It's interesting to see how plasma TV power depends on what's on screen. A mostly dark image and the watts take a dive. Bright images and suddenly the power consumption skyrockets.