• Font Size    

Technology

Tech Minute: Going Green With HDTVs A Challenge


Plasma screen televisions tend to use the most power, while LCD TVs tend to use less. (File)
Source: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Next time you're enjoying the big, bright picture from your HDTV, remember that it is indeed like a giant light -- and it consumes energy like one. CNET's Brian Cooley offers some advice on trying to go green while still enjoying your great big, power-hungry high-definition television.

»
With more than 200 million sold, chances are you or someone you know has an iPod. But the Apple product isn't perfect.
Fires Involving iPods Spark Concerns
»
Game designer Warren Spector wanted to create a game designed around Mickey's dark side.
Mickey Kicks Butt & Takes Names In New Video Game
Archive
no image

Blogs from CNET

From WCBSTV.com

no image

WCBSTV.Com In The Blogosphere

Every single day, dozens of blogs link to wcbstv.com to spread our content throughout the blogosphere. Click here to see all of the blogs linking to us. (CBS 2 & wcbstv.com are not responsible for the content of other Web sites.)

no image

Watch Full-Length Current & Classic CBS Shows

Catch the latest episodes online of your favorite current CBS prime time shows, including "CSI" and "How I Met Your Mother," classic shows, including "Twilight Zone" and "Star Trek," daytime dramas, "Late Show with David Letterman" highlights and Web extras. Watch Now!
no image

All Broadcast Television Is Now Digital

Starting June 12, 2009, all broadcast TV became digital. The analog signals from which you were watching it went away. Here's where you can learn everything you need to know about this transition: More.

CBS 2 HD investigative consumer reporter Kirstin Cole.
E-Mail Consumer & Investigative Reporter Kirstin Cole
 no image
Traffic, Transit & Travel Delays
no image
Susan G. Komen For The Cure 		CBS 2 Goes Green
CBS 2 HD Goes Green
Orange is the color of the fight against hunger, and WCBS-TV is doing its part.
CBS 2 HD Goes Online To Fight Hunger 		CBS 2 HD is a proud partner with Bryant Park.
Bryant Park

Newsletters and Alerts

Newsletters and Alerts

Want breaking news delivered to your e-mail when it happens? WCBSTV.com is always on with breaking news alerts and a full offering of other e-mail news updates. Sign Up!

XML/RSS Feeds

You need the latest Flash player to view video content.
Click here to download.

Click here to bypass this detection if you already have the latest Flash Player.

© MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.