Saturday, January 9, 2010

TV comparison: LED v LCD v Plasma TVs

I did some comparisons of TVs and how much they cost to run and it looks like the most economical to run don't necessarily are not the cheapest to own and use in the long run as seen by this table below. Notice the price of electricity at 19cents/kilowatt.



Hours of TV per Day

5






Cost of Electricity
0.19
per kilowatt












Cost to run
Plasma TV (42 inch)
LCD tv (40 inch )

LED 40inch

0.4
kilowatts
0.2
kilowatts
0.14
kilowatts









Cost per day
0.38


0.19


0.133










7days/wk
2.66


1.33


0.931










Per year
138.32


69.16


48.412










I saved $400








Pay back period








5.78369
years















Purchase
$1,100


$1,250


$2,250











Payback period
is
2.168884
years

48.19742
years

Now if we increase the price of electricty to 38 cents, (as these 'motivated groups' have been telling us Bustards), then the cost to run changes slightly.


Hours of TV per Day

5






Cost of ELECtricty
0.38
per kilowatt












Cost to run
Plasma TV (42 inch)
LCD tv (40 inch )

LED 40inch

0.4
kilowatts
0.2
kilowatts
0.14
kilowatts









Cost per day
0.76


0.38


0.266










7days/wk
5.32


2.66


1.862










Per year
276.64


138.32


96.824










I saved $400








Pay back period








2.891845
years















Purchase
$1,100


$1,250


$2,250











Payback period
is
1.084442
years

24.09871
years

You be the judge.

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