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 By The AsiaOne Techbot
Huge TVs may be a really impressive centrepiece for your living room, but if you live in the US state of California, that 60-inch monster you got in front of the sofa will become an illegal item in 2011.
In a bid to reduce energy consumption, California had announced today new regulations on TV sets that would essentially outlaw all large, power-hungry TVs in two years' time.
Banning people from buying or owning huge TVs might sound like an extreme take on things, but the US state had a genuine case to worry about - about 10 per cent of a household's energy use is typically devoted to the television set, and that's a very significant amount for just one device.
Screen size, the technology type (such as LED or plasma) and picture brightness are the three key factors contributing towards power consumption. Find out more about each factor and how it affects your electricity bill:
Screen size - the bigger your screen, the more you bills you pay
Technology - find out which one is the power-vampire
Picture settings - tweaking this can save you money
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