Power usage for Plasma?

[My_Two_Cents]

Originally Posted by Robmx

After a few quick min of research im seeing that my current LCD uses 220W max. The 42" Panasonic G10 uses 490W max. So I'm guessing it uses double !

You can't go by the max wattage numbers. Those are essentially based on an all-white (torch) signal. Once picture setting are properly adjusted, those numbers go down significantly. The CR study last year showed not quite a 2:1 power usage after the pictures were properly adjusted. As I mentioned earlier, I'm "guessing" this difference will be less with the current crop of 2009 plasmas, but I've not seen any recent test results. In the end, though, you're looking at a very minor $$ difference annually, which should not affect your buying decision.