[Plasma and LCD flat panels use a lot of electricity](http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/how-green-is-my-plasma/2007/10/24/1192941120182.html?s_cid=rss_news)
Frankly I doubt they’ll ever be banned in their current form, as some people suggest. Still, there is a *lot* consumer electronics manufacturers could be doing to make it easier to save energy.