The European Union (EU) has decided to ban the manufacture of higher-quality TV set-ups, such as 8K televisions, in an effort to restrain power consumption.
The proposed ban, set to take effect in March 2023, would ostensibly outlaw TVs that have a higher Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) greater than .9, BusinessKorea reported. This would apparently require a 75-inch 8K TV to show an energy consumption of 141 watts or fewer per hour. Samsung and LG television sets in this category would be prohibited, as they purportedly consume 303 and 219 watts, respectively, according to the outlet.
Despite these obstacles, Samsung believes that it is possible to get higher-quality sets to comply with the March ban, a company representative told FlatpanelsHD.
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