Electronics Expo has the Samsung PN59D7000 59" 1080p 600Hz 3D Plasma HDTV for $1478 in cart - 4% off with coupon code GOGREEN + $168 shipping = $1587 shipped.
600Hz Subfield Full HD Motion, Ultra-Slim design, 3D picture
Samsung Apps, WiFi, 1080p resolution, .001ms response time
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Watch you electric bill jump by 30-40 bucks a month... Plasma saps energy like crazy and this screen is huge! At least 800-1000 watts
a dying tech and a gimmick tech. what a combination!
Well let's see... suppose it does use 800W vs 200W for a big LCD TV, a 0.6KW difference. In winter we can subtract some of the money spent on power because it's also heating the room but let's ignore that since you have to cool it in summer too and go with the $30 a month electric bill increase.
0.6KW * $0.10/KWH (nat'l avg) = $0.06/hour
$30/$0.06 = 500 hours, 500H/30 days = 17H/day
I suggest that someone who cares about their power bill won't average 17 hours of use per day and someone who isn't willing to pay a lot to watch TV won't buy a $1587 TV either, though if cost and power is an issue you can drop down to a bit under 150W/hour with some modern LCD TVs around ~55" or smaller.
CNET Labs: Operational power consumption 218.14 Watt
CNET Labs: Calibrated power consumption 345.48 Watt
CNET Labs: Power Save Mode power consumption 122.31 Watt
CNET Labs: Power consumption Stand by / Sleep 0.1322 Watt
CNET Labs: Estimated Annual Energy Cost 75.84 US Dollars