EU Probes TVs Over Energy Test Scores

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday October 1, 2015 @07:03PM from the joining-the-club dept.

joesreviewss writes: The European Commission says it will follow up on evidence that Samsung and another TV-maker use software that alters their screens' power use during tests. The BBC reports: "One study indicates that some Samsung TVs nearly halve their power consumption when a standardised test is carried out. Another accuses a different unnamed manufacturer of adjusting the brightness of its sets when they "recognise" the test film involved. Samsung has denied any wrongdoing. It acknowledged that it used software that altered its televisions' performance during tests, but said this was the effect of a general energy efficiency feature that came into effect during normal use and had nothing to do with the testing process."

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Re:Cheating regulations is rampant by sribe · 2015-10-02 00:12 · Score: 4, Interesting

Myself, I'd run the test in every mode the TV has and compare results because you know consumers aren't going to ignore additional modes.
I have my doubts about that; I think most consumers will never even find the adjustments. Maybe a significant minority will, but I expect most will just plug it in and turn it on.