Read more flat screen TVs stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14141/flat-screen-tvs.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:55:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72804/california-plans-ban-on-power-guzzling-tvs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe consumer electronics industry is kicking hard against California's plans to introduce energy consumption maximums for TV sets. An industry lobby group argues that buyers should be allowed to decide whether they want a power-hungry flat-screen TV set or not, and warns that the move could cost the state jobs...http://www.newser.com/story/72804/california-plans-ban-on-power-guzzling-tvs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 3:54:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69823/gizmos-energy-draw-alarms-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAll around the house, electronic gadgets are blinking, buzzing, computing—and drawing on an immense amount of energy, the New York Times reports. Worldwide, they take up 15% of household power, and will likely consume three times as much by 2029, making it harder to combat global warming. Two hundred...http://www.newser.com/story/69823/gizmos-energy-draw-alarms-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 19:37:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69810/flat-screen-tvs-must-use-less-energy-calif.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMove over Hummer, there's a new energy-hogging villain in town—flat-screen TVs. California yesterday became the first state to mandate better energy efficiency for televisions, reports the San Jose Mercury News . All sets sold there must reduce consumption 30% by 2011 and 50% by 2013. The industry is outraged, but...http://www.newser.com/story/69810/flat-screen-tvs-must-use-less-energy-calif.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 13:40:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67168/in-the-red-sony-delays-superflat-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSony will delay production of its next-generation ultrathin television as the struggling electronics giant seeks to avoid further losses, reports the Wall Street Journal . The organic light emitting diode, or OLED, television was to succeed a three-millimeter-thick model released in late 2007, but will be held back until at least...http://www.newser.com/story/67168/in-the-red-sony-delays-superflat-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 7:19:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63415/manufacturers-drop-plasma-tvs-as-lcd-takes-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTV buyers are increasingly choosing liquid-crystal-display over plasma as LCD manufacturers beef up the technological capabilities of their sets, the Wall Street Journal reports. With 30 million LCDs sold in North America in 2008, compared with 4 million plasmas, Pioneer and Vizio are discontinuing their plasma lines. The shift means...http://www.newser.com/story/63415/manufacturers-drop-plasma-tvs-as-lcd-takes-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Jul 2009 14:47:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58757/kids-injuries-parallel-rise-of-flat-screens-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe increasing popularity of flat-screen TVs coincides with a rise in child injuries from furniture tip-overs, MSNBC reports. Nearly 17,000 kids were rushed to hospitals after furniture fell on them in 2007, the last year with available data, a study reveals. That’s a 41% increase from 1990. TVs comprised...http://www.newser.com/story/58757/kids-injuries-parallel-rise-of-flat-screens-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 May 2009 13:49:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48430/slump-in-tv-sales-may-push-smaller-makers-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA steep decline in demand for flat-panel TVs could push smaller manufacturers out of the market, the Wall Street Journal reports. As the economy sours and larger makers achieve economies of scale, the price gap between top brands and cheaper rivals has shrunken dramatically. The top five makers accounted for...http://www.newser.com/story/48430/slump-in-tv-sales-may-push-smaller-makers-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Jan 2009 14:09:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43681/bleak-friday-may-keep-tv-prices-down-all-season.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf your holiday wish list includes a flat-panel TV, you may not have to battle crowds on Black Friday to land a deal, reports the Wall Street Journal. Struggling electronics retailers anticipating a bleak holiday season are likely to extend traditionally low day-after-Thanksgiving prices—which could top 50% savings on...http://www.newser.com/story/43681/bleak-friday-may-keep-tv-prices-down-all-season.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Nov 2008 7:21:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/31538/flat-screen-tvs-pose-major-climate-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSoaring demand for flat-screen TVs could accelerate global warming faster than coal-fired power stations, the Guardian reports. A leading environmental scientist warns that a gas used in their manufacture and not controlled in the Kyoto treaty—as other greenhouse gases are—is 17,000 times more potent than carbon dioxide...http://www.newser.com/story/31538/flat-screen-tvs-pose-major-climate-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Jul 2008 12:03:01 CDT