How green is your LCD TV ?

Interesting article at the BBC looking at how confusing it is to compare energy efficiency of televisions these days. In general LCD - TVs are more energy efficient than Plasma screen TVs but there is a wide variance. To test this I had a look at a great offer at Play.com - a 32" Sony Bravia LCD TV for under £400 including a 3 year warranty and correct me if I'm wrong but I couldn't see any reference to the energy consumption so eco-awareness does seem to be a "problem". However things will only change if enough people demand it !

One of the things I liked best about the BBC article is actually the comments. A few are copied below :

I've got a 4 year old 42" plasma screen which I was amazed to find out pulls 4.3 Amps which is 1032 Watts! I've just purchased a new LCD TV which only uses 185 Watts of power which will save me almost £1000 in electricity over 5 years and reduce my contribution to CO2 emissions. Richard, Middlesbrough

I was in an electrical retail shop last week - not to buy a mega-silly TV. But I reckon plasma TVs can save CO2 emissions and energy because if I had one I would never need my central heating on. They get so hot I felt like I was in the tropics in the TV section. Stu, Braintree

...there's always somebody sticking their oar in, whinging about eco this and eco that. If they're that concerned about it, why don't they develop a TV that doesn't use as much power. I have a 42" Plasma, it's switched off at the mains at night watched for 25 mins while I get ready for work and about 4 hours on an evening after my evening meal. The majority of people are not like these un-employed people who buy TV's like this from credit companies and sit on their rears all day watching Trisha and eating pot noodles, pumping out children all year so they don't have to work.... Steven, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne