Australia to Ban All Plasma TVs.

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Australia to Ban All Plasma TVs.

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And it looks like it just might happen, which would spell bad news for the gadget gurus down under. If a revised Australian energy rating guide gets passed, then all current plasma televisions would be banned from sale by 2011. That's right, all plasmas and even many power-hungry LCDs would be taken off store shelves due to their high energy consumption. But listen to this, it gets worse.

Tim O'Keefe, Australia's Digital Suppliers Industry Forum coordinator, believes that due to the country's/continent's small purchasing power, the energy requirements imposed will not be met by TV manufacturers. Well here's to hoping that the manufacturers hear the energy-conscious cry of Australia, and produce some more energy-efficient TVs.[ABC via The Raw Feed]

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rofl for a country with less population per sq mile than pretty much anywhere on the planet, and 1/3 of that of the uk's

manufacturers just ain't gonna care, what australians contribute to there profits is a piss in the ocean,
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