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Sustainable Super Bowl tip: Greening your TV for the big game

 

Watch the game on a smaller, LCD flat-screen if you wanna be green | from flickr user Rick

Thinking of getting a new tube to enhance your Super Bowl-watching pleasure?

If you do, remember that big isn’t always better, at least in terms of finding a green TV. Try to stay small — about 25 inches — and go with an LCD instead of a plasma. Energy Star rated products are good, too, but buying a 72-inch Energy Star TV still isn’t exactly what you could call environmentally friendly.

So it’s safe to say that generally the smaller the TV the less energy it will use.

Read more about green TVs or check out more sustainable Super Bowl tips.

 

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