counselwolf@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agoIs it Possible for a 55inch LED TV to Run on Only 50W or am I Being Scammed?message-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareIs it Possible for a 55inch LED TV to Run on Only 50W or am I Being Scammed?counselwolf@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareMr_Blott@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoI’m guessing it’s an EU model. They have all sorts of “eco” modes to pass environmental laws, but you wouldn’t use them IRL So yes, it could, but fuck that, stick it on dynamic HDR and drive your eco friendly -ish car to compensate lol
minus-squarecounselwolf@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoIs it possible that the local version of Energy Star for my TV used the Eco mode setting for the tests?
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThey usually test whatever the manufacturer says is the default. And that most likely happens to be the lowest power mode that barely resembles a reasonable usage.
I’m guessing it’s an EU model. They have all sorts of “eco” modes to pass environmental laws, but you wouldn’t use them IRL
So yes, it could, but fuck that, stick it on dynamic HDR and drive your eco friendly -ish car to compensate lol
Is it possible that the local version of Energy Star for my TV used the Eco mode setting for the tests?
They usually test whatever the manufacturer says is the default. And that most likely happens to be the lowest power mode that barely resembles a reasonable usage.