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News > Flatscreen TVs are 'bad for the environment'
Published: 07/07/2008 | Categories: 'Gadgets'
Scientists have warned that power-hungry flat-screen TVs could be damaging the environment.
The hi-tech TV sets are made with a gas which is 17,000 times more damaging to the atmospheres than the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
Nitrogen Trifluoride (NF3) is used extensively in the electronics industry and according to professor Michael Prather, of California University, people's insatiable appetite for LCD TVs is driving demand for the compound.
He said that if the 4,000 tonnes of NF3 that is used in a year by industry was released into the atmosphere it would have the same effect on global warming as releasing 67 million tonnes of CO2.
Last week electrical retailer Currys announced it was cutting up to £300 off some of its flat-screen TV sets.
The company said the price reductions were permanent and would affect every television in its 73-model range.
Currys' announcement has sparked a 'price war' as Tesco, Argos and John Lewis announcing reductions.
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