Laptop vs tv?

Question

which one consumes more electricity? the laptop or a 13" t.v.

Answer 1

Look at the label on each device -- there should be a power consumption listing. My guess is they would be close.

But without specific details re brand/model the variation among different models of the same basic item would be great enough to make it impossible to predict based on "13" TV" and "laptop".  See the link for a listing of power consumption for (larger) TVs that shows what I mean.  Similarly, there are all sorts of laptops with different sized screens, different CPUs, periferels, etc.... all of which impact on total power use (Link 2).