Revised Energy Star TV Gets CTA Slam, NRDC Praise
​Though EPA seeks comment by Nov. 7 on the “revised final draft” of the Energy Star Version 8.0 TV spec it released Tuesday (see 1710240066), CTA didn’t wait to say the changes proposed “would put EPA in the business of…
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control, deciding how consumers receive and use technology.” The final spec, to be released soon “after the comment period ends,” takes effect July 1, EPA said. The revised draft spec proposes limits to a TV’s “average screen luminance” at various ambient-lighting conditions when automatic brightness control (ABC) is enabled by default in the set’s “brightest selectable preset picture setting.” Doug Johnson, CTA vice president-technology policy, said the proposal “means the American living room would look a little more like how the government thinks it should” and "if ABC is enabled by default in all preset picture modes, these modes will look very similar and, more troubling, negatively impact the consumer experience.” The Natural Resources Defense Council, which supported the changes included in the revised final draft, “is pleased that EPA is closer to finalizing its update to the ENERGY STAR specification for TVs,” Senior Scientist Noah Horowitz emailed us.