Does having the TV turned up louder use more electricity?

Question

Does having the TV turned up louder use more electricity?

Answer 1

Duh!!!! Where do you think all this sound energy is coming from? (it's coming from electricity) So more sound = more electricity.

Answer 2

Of course..........Yes.

But  it   is   inconsiderable   a  tiny   amount.

Answer 3

yes!!! but not a lot more

Answer 4

Of course anyone with half a brain should know that ( no offense)

But the electricity difference is so irrelevant.

Answer 5

In short...YES...with electrical equipment ANY demand you make for MORE output of anything,.. requires more current to drive it.  Power is measured in Watts and is the Voltage times the Current squared.

If you are into saving on power consumption use headphones if watching TV alone.  This removes the need for high volume settings, uses much less electricity and is much more neighbour friendly!

Answer 6

Not really but it is annoying.

Answer 7

Well this is a no-brainer....

When your ghetto-blaster or walkman is running low on batteries, does turning it up make it sound better?

Answer 8

However, the techies up there are forgetting their physics. The TV uses watts to power the amplifier it is true, but the power is coming from 240v at x amps and being stepped down by a transformer. The power on one side is equal to the power on the other. You are drawing power from the SECONDARY coil, therefore the power drawn from the socket at the wall is not affected.

So, it doesn't make a difference if the TV is loud, quiet or muted, the power consumed by the primary coil is just the same. The power drawn off the secondary is varying with the degree of loudness, but negligibly.

If you run a TV off a battery, then the power is drawn at source, so yes, as somebody said, your batteries wear down faster the louder it is.

Answer 9

tiny bit

Answer 10

Urmm i think so because it needs more energy for a louder sound x

Answer 11

i would say yes, it would because the amplifier in the television is pushing out more wattage. however it would be so very little of a difference, that it would be almost unnoticable.

Answer 12

Yes, but not enough to make a real difference to your electricity consumption.