Greening the Digital TV Transition

NEW YORK With the digital transition looming large, many consumers are eyeballing new digital TV sets. While this may be good for consumer electronics manufacturers, it will be bad for the environment. The Natural Resources Defense Council, is proposing the following steps for greening the digital transition:

•    Buy LCD over plasma: The NRDC says today’s LCD’s typically use significantly less power than a similar-sized plasma screen. In some cases, plasma TVs use twice as much electricity.

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