energy use ?

[anneasquith]

what is the most expensive to use ie in energy cost........television or computer ( not on standby ) ?. tia

[RATTER15]

TV!! definitely.

[anneasquith]

really, good news i assumed using my computer would be more expensive. thanks RATTER

[RATTER15]

PC is only running on 12 volts although the monitor is probably 240v but usually much smaller screen than most TVs, I'm sure someone will give you more precise figures than me though.

[Vagrant]

Depends on the PC and the TV.
The PC I'm currently on uses about 8 Watts.
Some PCs use 800-900 watts.
a 40" TV will use about 200 watts.

[rojash]

A computer is just like a TV, except it also has mechanical components (hard disks, etc).
A TV is just like a computer monitor without the computer.
Logically, therefore (and assuming that the computer has sound) a computer uses more power than a TV.

There's some figures here:
http://reviews.cnet.c.../tv-power-efficiency/

Average plasma: 301 watts
Average LCD (standard): 111 watts
Average LCD (LED): 101 watts

Average PC: 118 watts

[rojash]

Incidentally, RATTER15, the voltage is irrelevant. A car starter motor runs on 12 Volts and (according Toyota's specs fro their 4 cylinder models) consumes around 1,680 watts.

[rccatnap]

Thank you rojash, you took the words right out of my mouth!