Follow @GreenICTFinding the Greenest Set-top Boxes
Submitted by Matt on Fri, 03/15/2013 - 19:32
The US ENERGY STAR program looks only at energy efficiency and not other sustainability factors. About twenty set-top boxes (STBs) or cable, IP, or satellite from seven manufacturers came in at less than 65W in the program's Total Energy Consumption (TEC) metric. This is a big improvement from two years ago, when our top twenty cut-off was 100W.
Apple TV is the most efficient, helped by its very low stand-by power consumption. We the derived the following table from the ENERGY STAR database.
| Company | Model | Type [1] | TEC |
| Apple | Apple TV MD199 | IP | 6 |
| Panasonic | DMP-MST60 | IP | 16 |
| Funai | NetBOX TB600FX2, Magnavox NetBOX TB600MG2F/F7 | IP | 18 |
| Sony | NETWORK MEDIA PLAYER NSZ-GS7, NSZ-GX70 | IP | 21 |
| Pace | SD Micro DTA DC50Xu | DTA | 29 |
| General Instrument | Motorola Mobility Set-top Box HD-DTA100u | DTA | 35 |
| ARRIS | MP2050NA | IP | 38 |
| Vizio | VAP430 | IP | 38 |
| DIRECTV | L14-A-700 | Satellite | 39 |
| Cisco | DTA 170HD | Cable | 43 |
| DIRECTV | L14-O-700 | Satellite | 44 |
| DIRECTV | C31-700 | Thin-client/Remote | 47 |
| DIRECTV | D12-700 | Satellite | 51 |
| ARRIS | Media Player MP2100A Series | IP | 55 |
| DIRECTV | L14-100 | Satellite | 55 |
| Pace | DC60Xu | DTA | 56 |
| DISH | Echostar VIP211Z | Satellite | 61 |
| EchoStar | 6400-2 | Satellite | 61 |
| DIRECTV | D12-100 | Satellite | 63 |
[1] IP = "internet protocol" STB to receive content through home/office LANs. DTA = "digital transport adapter" so analog TV sets can receive DTV (digital television) signals.
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