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on Aug 29, 2023
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Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? (20...
The CRT TVs back in the 70s and 80s were pigs. Not 150W, more like 300W and sometimes more. It would take some work to make a modern LCD with similar consumption. Even when plasma was all the rage, it wasn't that bad.
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