The BBC News reports that…

Gadgets ‘threaten energy savings’

They discuss the findings of a report that gadgets will account for 45% of electricity used by UK households  by 2020. I’lll guess that the US figures are similar. Flat panel (LCD, plasma, etc.) TVs appears to be the worst of the offenders.

So, what’s the effect of using a flat panel TV with a power strip and turning the whole strip off when not in use? Other than a longer start-up period, would that cause any problems?

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