http://www.tipandtrick.net/2009/evoke-2s-a-dab-radio-that-uses-less-energy-than-a-low-energy-light-bulb/ Tips and Tricks on Computing, Technology and Gadgets. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:54:47 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.tipandtrick.net/2009/evoke-2s-a-dab-radio-that-uses-less-energy-than-a-low-energy-light-bulb/comment-page-1/#comment-9817 Martin Russ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:25:50 +0000 http://www.tipandtrick.net/?p=2948#comment-9817 This is a gross mis-representation. A low-energy light bulb uses a few watts of power, whereas an FM radio receiver would typically use a tiny fraction of this power. Comparing a radio to a light bulb is like comparing an ant to a battleship - there's so little correlation that the comparison is meaningless. If you are going to compare a DAB radio to anything in terms of power consumption, then it should be compared to an FM radio! This is a gross mis-representation. A low-energy light bulb uses a few watts of power, whereas an FM radio receiver would typically use a tiny fraction of this power. Comparing a radio to a light bulb is like comparing an ant to a battleship – there’s so little correlation that the comparison is meaningless. If you are going to compare a DAB radio to anything in terms of power consumption, then it should be compared to an FM radio!

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