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TV Products Specification

The Version 3.0 ENERGY STAR TV products specification was finalized on February 4, 2008. As such, the comment period is now closed. Tier 1 of the new Version 3.0 specification is scheduled to go into effect on November 1, 2008. Partners and other interested parties with questions may contact Katharine Kaplan, EPA, at Kaplan.Katharine@epamail.epa.gov.

Final Version 3.0 TV Products Specification

Stakeholder Comments on the Draft Final Version 3.0 ENERGY STAR TV Products Specification

Consortium for Energy Efficiency Comments (162KB)
Dr. Larry Weber's Comments (269KB)
Panasonic Corporation of North America Comments (88KB)
Sharp Electronics Corporation Comments (88KB)
Sony Comments (52KB)

December 17, 2007 Draft Final Version 3.0 TV Documents

Stakeholder Comments on the November, 2007 On Mode Proposal for the Version 3.0 ENERGY STAR TV Products Specification

Consortium for Energy Efficiency Comments (41KB)
Consumer Electronics Association Comments (96KB)
Dr. Larry Weber's Comments (27KB)
Natural Resources Defense Council Comments (73KB)
Plasma Display Coalition Comments (107KB)
Sharp Electronics Corporation Comments (74KB)

November 28, 2007 Stakeholder Conference Call Materials

November 6, 2007 Stakeholder Conference Call Materials

Agenda for November 6, 2007 Call (33KB)
Action Items from November 6, 2007 Call (44KB)
Framing Document for Download Acquisition Mode (35KB)
Framing Document for Public Alert™ (41KB)
Framing Slides for Wide Color Gamut (141KB)
Framing Document for TV Monitors (43KB)

October 18, 2007 Stakeholder Meeting Materials

Stakeholder Comments on the Draft 2 Version 3.0 ENERGY STAR TV Products Specification

Consortium for Energy Efficiency Comments (51KB)
Consumer Electronics Association Comments (223KB)
Consumer Electronics Association Supporting File for Comments (82KB)
Dr. Larry Weber's Comments (46KB)
LG Electronics Comments (181KB)
Natural Resources Defense Council Comments (54KB)
Panasonic Corporation of North America Comments (258KB)
Philips Consumer Electronics Comments (62KB)
Plasma Display Coalition Comments (114KB)
Plasma Display Coalition Supporting File for Comments (332KB)
Sanyo Corporation Comments (36KB)
Sharp Electronics Corporation Comments (78KB)

Draft 2 Version 3.0 TV Documents

July 19, 2007 Stakeholder Meeting Materials

Agenda for July 19, 2007 Meeting (55KB)
Logistics for July 19, 2007 Meeting (83KB)
E-mail to Accompany Meeting Materials (38KB)
Action Items from July 19, 2007 TV Meeting (27KB)
Attendees at July 19, 2007 TV Meeting
Revised ENERGY STAR TV Data Collection Worksheet
Overview of the Draft 1 Version 3.0 TV Products Specification (190KB) — Katharine Kaplan, U.S. EPA
Summary of Work Conducted to-date by the IEC TV Working Group (1.6MB) — Jon Fairhurst, Sharp Labs America
Panasonic Proposals for the Version 3.0 TV Products Specification (159KB) — Mark Sharp, Panasonic
Discussion of Key Elements/Questions in the Draft 1 Version 3.0 Specification (179KB) — Katharine Kaplan et al

Stakeholder Comments on the Draft 1 Version 3.0 ENERGY STAR TV Products Specification

Consortium for Energy Efficiency Comments (112KB)
Consumer Electronics Association Comments (51KB)
Consumer Electronics Association Supporting File for Comments (209KB)
Larry Weber's Comments (67KB)
LG Electronics Comments (1.44MB)
Natural Resources Defense Council Comments (31KB)
Panasonic Corporation of North America Comments (61KB)
Pioneer Electronics Comments (36KB)
Plasma Display Coalition Comments (105KB)
Sharp Electronics Corporation Comments (91KB)

Draft 1 Version 3.0 TV Documents

Materials Related to April 2, 2007 TV Testing Distribution

ENERGY STAR TV Test Methodology Workshop — July 20, 2006

Save the Date E-mail Announcement for July 20, 2006 TV Workshop (19KB)
Agenda for July 20, 2006 TV Workshop (29KB)
Action Items from the July 20, 2006 TV Workshop (29KB)
Attendees at the July 20, 2006 DTA Workshop (48KB)
Summary of Work Conducted to-date by the IEC TV Working Group (235KB) — Jon Fairhurst, Sharp Labs America
Presentation on Test Clip Proposals (242KB) — Keith Jones, Digital CEnergy
Discussion of Test Condition Settings: Sound (56KB) — Bob Harrison, UK Market Transformation Programme
Discussion of Test Condition Settings: Peripherals (183KB) — Keith Jones, Digital CEnergy
Overview of the ENERGY STAR Program and the Specification Development Process (71KB) — Katharine Kaplan, U.S. EPA
Overview of Elements of the Revised ENERGY STAR TV Specification (1.57MB) — Katharine Kaplan, U.S. EPA

International TV Power Consumption Test Methodology Workshop

The U.S. EPA, UK Market Transformation Programme and Australian Greenhouse Office are co-sponsoring an “International TV Test Procedure Workshop” in London, England on June 19, 2006, to be held in conjunction with the Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL) conference. The workshop will be designed as a working session, where participants will discuss and share feedback on a Draft test procedure designed to measure the power consumption of all TV technologies in active mode. Preliminary information on the workshop is available at: DEFRA: EEDAL 2006 Side Events . Scroll down to “International TV Power Consumption Test Methodology Workshop.” Workshop materials are posted below, and will be updated periodically as additional materials become available.

Agenda for June 19, 2006 Workshop (69KB)
Overview Notes from June 19, 2006 Workshop (379KB)
Why the Need for a Global TV Test Procedure? (732KB) — Jon Fairhurst, Sharp Labs America
Challenges of Measuring Annual Energy Consumption of TV Sets (947KB) — Dr. Larry Weber, Society for Information Display
Power Consumption Characteristics of Display Technologies (337KB) — Keith Jones, Digital CEnergy
Contributions to a New TV Test Procedure (263KB) — Keith Jones, Digital CEnergy
IEC TV Power Consumption Measurement Project Overview (64KB) — Jon Fairhurst, Sharp Labs America
Discussion of Test Condition Settings and Other Open Issues (205KB) — Keith Jones, Digital CEnergy and Bob Harrison, UK Market Transformation Programme
Intellect’s Energy Group’s Views on Measuring of Energy Consumption In TV Displays (34KB)
Save the Date E-mail for International TV Power Consumption Test Methodology Workshop (17KB)

Documents to Launch TV Specification Revision and Preliminary Market & Industry Research

International Workshop on Measuring and Reducing Television Energy Use

EPA attended an international workshop on “Measuring and Reducing Television Energy Use” in San Francisco, CA on June 28, 2005. The workshop focused on discussions to begin development of a global test procedure to measure the power consumption of televisions across all operational modes. Workshop materials are posted below.