[Shop-talk] flat screen heat

[PJ McGarvey]

It is pretty noticable, and it does seem to kick off some good heat.
When I switched to a 50" Energy Star rated plasma from a 10 yr. old 32" tube
tv, I swore there was a noticably lower utility bill, maybe $5?  So IMO all
that heat is costing you less?  I don't know.... I'm thinking with a tube tv
the heat is coming off the back, which for me was into a corner at almost
thigh level... for the flat screen it was falling off into the middle of the
room at shoulder level with more surface area - more noticable when you walked
by it...
I'm trying to remember if there was a small "computer" fan on the back of mine
when I hung it.  My TV has a speaker bar powered by the TV, does Ethernet, and
a host of other neat stuff, so I'm thinking it's been designed to generate and
deal with some heat.
PJ

> From: jniolon at bham.rr.com
> To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:04:32 -0500
> Subject: [Shop-talk] flat screen heat
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> I walked up close to my 54" flat screen last night and could feel the heat
> coming from the screen...  was suprised at how warm the screen was when I
> touched it...  now that I realize what a little oven I've got there I'm
> wondering if adding a couple of whisper quiet muffin fans to the lower
vents
> on the back might accomplish.. it would at least move a little air through
the
> case...
>
> anyone with any knowledge on flat screen lcds care to venture an hypothesis
>
> thanks
> John
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> I've learned in life that my primary goal
>  is to serve as a bad example
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