Pulling the plug on big screen TVs

If you plan to buy a plasma television bigger than 60 inches, you may have to pull the plug on your big screen dreams. The California Energy Commission says big screen TVs should meet certain energy standards to conserve electricity and want some big screen TVs banned in California. But 17 News found out most big screens on the market are already energy efficient. The California energy commission wants to ban the sale of nearly 25% of LCD big screen TVs and all plasma TVs larger than 60 inches. Although sales of the largest sets would be illegal in California, it won't be illegal to buy TVs online or in other states. Some retailers say this will cost California 4600 jobs and $50 million a year in lost sales tax revenue. New technology will come, like 3-D TV, internet-enabled TV, Television Leon Soohoo said. It's a good chance they will not be sold in California. So who gets the deal? online retailers, out of state dealers, they all get the sales. But Urner's Big Screen City in southwest Bakersfield argues televisions on the market are energy efficient and pricey plasmas aren't the big sellers. You can get a 73 inch LCD flat panel--$20,000 for that, Ray Naso of Urner's explained. Or you can get a 73 inch DLP for $2,200. Average energy use for a 65-inch digital light processing TV, or DLP, is about 286 watts, compared to 595 watts for the same size LCD-TV and 750 watts for a Plasma TV. Energy advocates say the ban will save billions. Today there are over 230 models that meet the proposed standards, Noah Horowitz of Natural Resources Defense Council said. And once you run out the math, once all of the existing stock is changed over, we ll save over a billion dollars in the form of lower electric bills compared to today's models. However, some Bakersfield residents aren't keen on pulling the plug on plasma TVs. I say what happened to America. What happened to America and our freedoms, laments Cheryl Brothick. If someone can afford to buy an over 60-inch TV, I think they should be allowed to have it. Although environmental groups approve of the proposal, the California Energy Commission has not yet scheduled a hearing date to consider the proposed regulation.

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