Article: TV Power Consumption - Important Clarification on Behalf of the European Electronics Industry.(Industry overview)(Correction notice)

BRUSSELS, January 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent press reports claimed that Plasma TV technology may be banned from the market soon for energy efficiency reasons. Such statements are factually incorrect.

According to the pertinent EU directive(1) a technology such as plasma cannot be banned from the market as long as the TV sets (using this technology) comply with the energy efficiency requirements.

The EU and its member states are currently working on new regulations to ensure improved energy efficiency of TV sets across all technologies, including Plasma TVs, LCD TVs, CRT based TVs, etc.

All manufacturers will be required to meet these new ...

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