There not taxing these TVs, they’re banning them.
There is an amazing graphic at the link that shows old CRT’s are the most efficient TVs! My company replaced all our CRT computer monitors with LCDs a few years ago because they were “green”. Once again the gobbermint is trying to sell us a bill of goods.
Tricky, tricky MSM.
The chart is for the "average size" TV in each category. While not quite their typical apples vs. oranges comparison, it is a grapefruit vs. tangerine comparison because the average CRT is probably 20-27 inches, while the average LCD, projection or plasma is a lot bigger TV with a lot more area to light up.
Given the actual energy consumption numbers I found, it looks like their "average" CRT is around maybe 27" and their "average" LCD is over 32".
Not exactly, from the way I read it.
The CRT is a smaller "average" size screen than the other types' "average sizes", and they were NOT comparing same size TVs, but "average" size of each type.
A 26" screen is basically 1/4 the area of a 52" screen, so (over simplified) a huge set that is twice as efficient will still use twice as much power--their measure--than the less efficient smaller set.