First, check for a label, decal, sticker, or even embossed into the TV housing. Usually, the power requirements are on the device. Also, usually, the label will show either Amps used, OR Watts.
If the label only gives Watts, to calculate Amps, DIVIDE the indicated Watts on the label by the indicated VOLTAGE, which will results in Amps.
Electricity has several units of measure, depending upon what you are trying to quantify. In the US, the voltage of the TV would be around 120V. The amperage would likely be around 2A or a little more. The power would be equal to the voltage times the amperage.
The answer varies widely, depending on how old your TV is, what size it is, and the kind of TV it is.
First, bigger roughly equates to more power used if the TVs are the same type
Second, the types are:
CRT- the old heavy boxes that are almost gone. They use the most power
Plasma- Flat screens, but heavier and thicker for a given screen size. These still use more power than LCD
LCD- Thinner and lighter and the most efficient power users in mass production today.
OLED- Not in mass markets yet, but promise to be very energy efficient.
Bottom line: Look for LCD TVs for now, and look online for specs as to power consumption.
One last issue: The cable or Satellite box that many of us use today often uses more energy than the TV that they serve. Even when 'off' they are very much on. To get an idea, just use your hand to feel the heat on top of the box when it has been off for a while. DVRs are the worst, since they have to be available to record at a moments notice
Average plasma: 350 watts
Average rear-projection: 212 watts
Average LCD: 213 watts
You can find a more comprehensive list by brand in the related links section.
Highly variable - from about 10 in old sets (with tubes)
to about 1 for compact, solid-state new ones.
They all vary, but my current one uses about 3 amps.
How many amperes does a tv use?
55 watt
If you leave lights on when you are not using them and leave the TV on when you are not watching it, you are using too much electricity. You can actually cut your electric use and bill by shutting off lights when you are not using them, turning off appliances, including computers.
Cost to watch was nothing except using electricity. TV prices about 190.00
The Amish have no problem with electricity, but they worry about what electricity can bring to their homes, such as radio, television, and other things that may connect them with the people they consider "outsiders." They want to be as little connected with "outsiders" as possible. However, some Amish bishops allow a few families to have electric lighting.
Many common home appliances draw a small but constant amount of electricity to enable the "instant on" feature (televisions, most notably). But they use such a small amount of current it's questionable how much difference you'd see in your bill.
electricity is important to technology because without it we wouldent be able to see at night or watch tv or use resorceful items such as for math you could use a caculater which does contains electricity because of battereis.
If you leave lights on when you are not using them and leave the TV on when you are not watching it, you are using too much electricity. You can actually cut your electric use and bill by shutting off lights when you are not using them, turning off appliances, including computers.
the main things that use electricity in my home is the: switch computer television plug
by radio television
Dont use your tv
LCD TVs actually have a very low power consumption ratio. Over the course of a year of average television viewing a Toshiba 42 inch LCD TV will use about $8 to $10 of electricity.
If the TV uses electricity from a plug in the wall and you watch more television than normal, then yes it will raise your electricity bill.
Yes,i guess so.because even a battery converts chemical energy into electrical energy. Of course, all televisions must use electricity.
Yes. Many places use wind energy to produce electricity. Televisions are powered by electricity.
Because of the electricity running into it
We use electricity in many home appliances such as toasters, TV, stove, oven etc. Without electricity, we wouldn't have much fun and we'd have to cook on logs like the pioneers!We use electricity in many things in our homes: electric lights, home appliances such as toaster, microwave, fridge, tv, washer, dryer, etc.Also we use electricity in our cars (and trucks) which need the electricity stored in on-board batteries. The battery is used to supply electricity to the starter motor which first makes the engine turn so that it can run on its own fuel (gas or diesel). Electricity is then used to recharge the battery, to drive the fuel pumps - which supply the engine with more fuel from the fuel tank - to power the lights, etc.
The newer LED based LCD televisions use the least amount of electricity.
The TV when gaming is using the same amount of electricity as TV when your watching it, but the console and any other accessories you use while playing, use an extra amount added on to the amount of electricity the TV uses. So yes, playing video games on TV will cost extra electricity.