California poised to ban TV's.... [Archive] - SOCNET: The Special Operations Community Network

MikeC2W

15 October 2009, 12:17

California appears poised to be first to ban power-guzzling big-screen TVs

What's next???? (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bigtvs14-2009oct14,0,4908205.story)

Shamus375PA

15 October 2009, 12:19

The tectonic plates can't move fast enough.

bobofthedesert

15 October 2009, 12:46

The tectonic plates can't move fast enough.

LOL, well said.....:biggrin:

Carl Spackler

15 October 2009, 13:43

The tectonic plates can't move fast enough.

Yeah well they are moving north to south so don't get all excited. Cali will never fall anywhere.

Just Another Guy

15 October 2009, 13:48

Just talked to techie here. He says other states are looking at this as well. Manufacturers will have to make TVs bigger the 50" that consume the power of the smaller screen jobs. And I always thought that prices (supply and demand) drove the marketplace.

Looon

15 October 2009, 13:51

The tectonic plates can't move fast enough.hahahahaha No shit!

Yeah well they are moving north to south so don't get all excited. Cali will never fall anywhere.Buzz killer!

"as California goes, so does the rest of the country"

Attila175

15 October 2009, 14:10

Will they make owner register their "pre-ban" TVs?

cb88

15 October 2009, 14:18

"When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered." - Dorothy Thompson

WS-G

15 October 2009, 14:25

Yeah well they are moving north to south so don't get all excited. Cali will never fall anywhere.
Deadright. The weirdness is uniformly endemic throughout the I-5 corridor:

"Frisco del Norte" = "Baja Seattle"

SOTB

15 October 2009, 14:55

In other news, the federal govt announced today that owners of non-energy saving TVs will be in violation of The Patriot Act and charged as energy terrorists (cross-thread points)....

Hot Mess

15 October 2009, 14:55

I don't see it as a big deal. They did the something with other household appliances. We will pay a little more money and no one will really notice. Besides, people should destroy their TV's and read more:tongue:

WS-G

15 October 2009, 15:20

Besides, people should destroy their TV's and read more
I haven't owned a TV in some double-digit number of years now, and have no plans for buying another. I seriously don't miss it. If I want to spend the occasional stretch of time watching a TV re-run or a motion picture, I'll just get the DVD and pop it into the computer. Works just fine.

JDAM

15 October 2009, 15:28

I have a nice TV with surround-sound, entertainment system, etc...but haven't had cable/satellite hooked up in over 6 months. I love it. Just watch DVD's whenever I get the urge, read a lot of books, have wireless internet, etc.

This will save me about $1200 over the year just by eliminating my TV bill. Planning to use that money for other things, like guns and ammo. ;)

SOTB

15 October 2009, 15:37

I haven't owned a TV in some double-digit number of years now, and have no plans for buying another....Yeah, but without a TV, you can't watch things like kids trapped in balloons and being chased by helos. Oh wait, I suppose you could watch it on your computer.

Nevermind....:biggrin:

grog18b

15 October 2009, 16:09

What will they ban next? Whatever the people of Kali allow them to.

Looon

15 October 2009, 16:25

If they actually do this, it will open a huge fucking door to ban other shit.

My xbox will be banned next. It's a luxury item and takes a toll on the grid considering how much my son and I play it during the hot summer days.

Fubar

15 October 2009, 16:28

Cue the Ramones..... I want to be sedated....

Polypro

15 October 2009, 16:41

There has been a voluntary government program out for years, that almost every TV I've owned has complied with...

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=archives.tv_vcr_spec

What, not good enough Kali? Anything to try to claw your way out of bankruptcy. I love the one yahoo saying the costs should remain static....hahaha: LED Backlit, Local Dimming, and Edge Lit are on the top tier models. After you spend an extra $1500, you can recoup your $30 a year savings in 5 years. Standard CFL LCDs are pretty efficient as is. Plasma is probably a little worried (there go your awesome black levels).

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Carl Spackler

16 October 2009, 01:58

What will they ban next? Whatever the people of Kali allow them to.

I wish they would ban immigrants and allowing tourists to become residents. More people move/escape here than I want to see everyday. Its so 'fucked up' why do the mutherfuckers keep coming? It sucks now stay away....:biggrin:

We need a good earthquake to shake out the shitbags and send um back to wherever they came from.

MixedLoad

16 October 2009, 03:58

After you spend an extra $1500, you can recoup your $30 a year savings in 50 years.

Fixed it for you. For such a kickass state (scenery) it sure bears the most idiotic laws imaginable. Next thing you know they'll ban farting.

Hot Mess

16 October 2009, 11:51

For such a kickass state (scenery)

Yesterdays road bike ride:cool: People can talk all the smack they want, but it's awesome here year round:cool:

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/alleebry/DSCN0446.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/alleebry/DSCN0445.jpg

Polypro

16 October 2009, 14:15

It'll suck when you have to Ebay that bike to buy a new TV :biggrin:

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TJ2JM1783

16 October 2009, 14:29

What will they ban next? Whatever the people of Kali allow them to.

On occasion, I feel bad for the citizens of California. They live in a initiative and referendum state, but their state legislature, state supreme court, governor and even attorney general get in the act of circumventing their rights.

Then it goes to the Supreme Court and what happens? Verdict. Unconstitutional.

Sometimes I can empathize with them for being uncommitted to such frustration.

Sometimes.