[Jeffhs]

Plasma flat-screen televisions may have made excellent pictures, but I am sure they were electricity hogs, which may be one reason these TVs are no longer made. Plasma sets could draw as much as 250-300 watts (or more) from the AC line, comparable to 1950s TVs. The latter often drew 250 watts or more, with combination sets (TV, radio, phono) drawing even more power yet, especially if the radio or phono were operated at high volume. RCA's televisions of the 1950s often drew at least 250 watts; 3-way consoles or sets with remote control drew even more, since they used tubes and large power transformers. If the remote chassis was separate from the TV chassis, the amount of power used by the former was added on to the power draw of the television; the power draw could easily total, as I said, 250 watts or more.