Television

Normally, Television operation takes long hours, which contributes to high electricity consumption and translates to a high electric bill. However, there are many ways on how you can manage your TV set's electricity consumption and cut on electricity costs.

• Avoid running several sets at the same time because this multiplies your enterainment costs. It would be wise to agree on what program to watch and use on TV set only.

• Switch off your TV set when no one is watching. If you are using a transformet, unplug it because it consumes electricity.

• Don't use the standby mode because this uses 10% to as much as 60% of the electricity that would be used by your TV set if it were switched on.

• Too much television viewing and playing of video games of kids can be substituted by educational board games and teaching them light sports to lessen television electricity consumption.

• Replace old TV tube sets with solid-state TV sets because these types use significantly less energy.

• Choose the appropriate television size suitable for your entertainment needs, talking into consideration units with lower wattage ratings. Bigger television set would most likely have higher wattage ratings, thus, consume more energy. The screen size of your TV should be based on your viewing distance from the unit. Follow these steps to determine the recommended screen size for your high-definition TV (HDTV).

1. Measure the viewing distance starting from the viewing area, like sofa or bed, to where you will place the HDTV unit.

2. Use this formula to compute televiewing distances effect

   Minimum viewing distance = measured viewing distance x 1.5
   Maximum viewing distance = measured viewing distance x 3

3. Refer to this tabe to identify the ideal size.

 HDTV Screen Size (inches)   Minimum Viewing Distance (feet)      Maximum Viewing Distance (feet)
        21 	                             2.6 	                       5.3
        27 	                             3.4 	                       6.8
        32 	                             4.0 	                       8.0
        42 	                             5.3 	                       10.5
        46 	                             5.8 	                       11.5
        50 	                             6.3 	                       12.5
        55 	                             6.9 	                       13.8
        60 	                             7.5 	                       15.0
        65 	                             8.1 	                       16.3 
        105 	                             13.1 	                       26.3
        155 	                             19.4 	                       38.8