5 Tips to Improve Your HDTV Energy Efficiency

That little 'scribbled star' logo that you've seen on cardboard boxes means that the product is Energy Star compliant. Energy Star is a guideline imposed by the United States EPA and the Department of Energy to regulate energy saving measures for consumer electronics. What it means for you? Energy Star approved products were simply engineered to use less energy and are more cost-efficient...yet, they suffer no performance losses.

Keep the lighting low in the room where your HDTV is. Despite the myth - there is nothing wrong with watching TV in the dark, it won't spoil your eyesight! By keeping the lights down low, your HDTV's ambiance will be more sufficient, and you'll be less included to turn up its brightness (which uses power). Also, note that by using less light in the room, that will reduce power throughout the year, too.

Keep the lighting low in the room where your HDTV is. Despite the myth - there is nothing wrong with watching TV in the dark, it won't spoil your eyesight. By keeping the lights down low, your HDTV's ambiance will be more sufficient, and you'll be less included to turn up its brightness (which uses power). Also, note that by using less light in the room, that will reduce power throughout the year, too.

Keep the HDTV backlight low to reduce its energy consumption. Its image quality will actually improve at lower levels, anyway! HDTVs that are overly bright tend to saturate their picture with white light. Tone it down to bring out the shadow and definitions of the picture. White light uses the most power; black uses the least.

Have a "one HDTV on at a time" rule at home. If your household has more than one HDTV, make it a home policy that only one TV is on at a time, when possible. Watch TV together, and save energy together.