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Toshiba launches a battery backup LED telly
TELEVISION MAKER Toshiba has released what it claims is the first LCD television that has an integrated battery backup.
Toshiba has two machines that will come with the integrated battery backups and they are called the Power PC1 series. Each comes with a rechargeable battery capable of delivering around two hours of TV watching time without power.
Toshiba says that the Power PC1 series caters for users who live in areas with unclean or sketchy power sources that are prone to blackouts and power fluctuations.
Obviously these are not targeted at inner London but more at places that have irregular power supplies like India. Not surprisingly, Toshiba has only announced the range for the Asian markets.
However there are few areas in Europe where power supplies are problematic so we would have thought it was missing a trick here.
The LED backlit panels used in the Toshiba Power PC1 series have an eco-mode for reduced power consumption. Toshiba plans to offer the Power PC1 series in 32-inch and 24-inch sizes.
In the same range there will be cheaper 40-inch, 32-inch and 24-inch sizes without the integrated battery backup and the budget Power PB1 available in 32-inch and 24-inch sizes too. µ
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As you see in the article, dear Da, the TV is marketed to parts of Asia where power supplies aren't very reliable. TV broadcasts will remain analogue broadcasts in those areas for some time to come. Plus there are the *new* wireless transmissions, which the TV's possibly support. Namely DVB-T and/or appropriate regional variants.
I live in Australia, and almost all of my TV watching will be relying on analogue broadcast, transitioning to wireless DVB-T transmission for the forseeable future, with some internet streaming and torrenting in the mix.
I wonder, what would one watch when all the other equipment is not powered? I seriously doubt that many people rely on old wireless transmissions.