LCD Backlighting – Too much wasted energy
Today’s LCD displays (TV’s or Monitors) are already power saving with most rated with Energy Star abilities. They are however still quite capable of eating a lot of power due to the back light which is most often an extremely thin and flat fluorescent tube that needs quite a lot of power to initiate the charge. That is why it is vital you unplug the unit or get a power strip with individual power switches to turn-off these gadgets when not in use. Read the rest of this entry »

