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GSPN Home Entertainment Products   Advanced Search The Home Entertainment GSPN encompasses existing and new communities of practice and currently focuses on three types of electronics product: Televisions Set Top Boxes (STBs): Digital Television Adapters (DTAs, also referred to as simple STBs) Complex STBs The web page gives information on current work undertaken and relevant events. Comments on the content of this web page should be sent to robin.murray@aeat.co.uk Televisions The network is currently revising standard IEC 62087 - the international standard for testing television energy consumption- to include a new television test methodology being developed to accommodate the latest television technologies (e.g. LCD and Plasma). Information and events: TC 100 working group meeting during 2007 International CES – Las Vegas, 8-11 January 2007 The meeting aims to finalise the revisions to IEC 62087. TC 100 – Tokyo, December 2006 Discussion on the inclusion of the new television test sequence in IEC 62087 standard and the existing JEITA test sequence. TC 100 Berlin Plenary Meeting – Berlin, September 2006 TC100 chairman agreed to draft a revised version of IEC 62087 to include two television test sequences: Part A: JEITA (existing test sequence) Part B: APL natural moving images (new sequence proposed by community of practice) Click here for more>> EEDAL London, June 2006 – Televisions community of practice side meeting Meeting Report Conference Communiqué – Televisions Appendix Set Top Boxes and DTAs There are several activities underway around the world aiming to improve the energy efficiency of set-top box technology. International International Workshop on Energy Efficient Set-Top Boxes & Digital Networks, International Energy Agency, Paris, France. 4-6th July 2007 Chairman's Summary (478kB) Presentations For more information, please visit the IEA's Workshop Overview page Europe The international set-top box workshop will be preceded by meetings of the EU Code of Conduct for Digital TV Services and the ITFSP on Tuesday 3rd at the IEA in Paris. European Code of Conduct on Digital Televisions Service Systems – London, Tuesday 30 January 2007 Review the current definitions and allowances and to define the Code of Conduct 2008 levels For more information view the letter of invitation from Paolo Bertoldi >> European Code of Conduct on Digital Televisions Service Systems – Berlin, 5 October 2006 Power consumption of simple boxes (also known as DTAs) Code of Conduct on Energy Efficiency of Digital TV Service Systems Version 4 EEDAL London 2006– Set-top Box community of practice side meeting Conference Communiqué – Appendix United States The US EPA is currently developing a new product specification for digital television adapters (DTAs). Click here for more>> Other Events eceee 2007 Summer Study: Saving energy – just do it – La Colle sur Loup, Côte d’Azur, France, 4-9 June 2007 The 8th eceee Summer Study will provide policy-makers, researchers, activists and professionals with the most recent insight in energy efficiency thinking and practices. Click here for more>> Standby Power Conference (including side meeting of the ITFSP Home Entertainments GSPN) – Canberra, 6-7 November 2006 The Australian Greenhouse Office, with support from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation and the International Energy Agency hosted an international conference on standby power. The conference aimed develop an internationally consistent model to address excessive standby power consumption. During the conference Australian Ministers announced a mandatory 1 Watt standby target for all electrical appliances for Australia by 2012 Click here for more>> PARTNERS There are several organisations, working groups, policies and existing initiatives that participate in and endorse the global sustainable products network: APEC Energy Standards Information System (ESIS) Information on appliance and equipment energy standards and regulations in the Asian Pacific region; and communities of practice aiming to harmonise testing, labeling and minimum energy standards. Australian Greenhouse Office The Australian Greenhouse Office, part of the Department of the Environment and Heritage, delivers the majority of programmes under the Australian Government's climate change strategy EU Code of Conduct for Digital Television Service Systems EU standby initiative to improve the energy efficiency of electrical equipment while either off or in standby. I EC working Group TC 100 / PT 62487 Developing an international standard for the measurement of television average power consumption. International Set Top Box Harmonisation Initiative Community of practice set up to support efforts by manufacturers, regulators and energy experts to collaborate. UK Market Transformation Programme The Market Transformation Programme supports the development and implementation of UK Government policy on sustainable products. US Consumer Electronics Association Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) membership unites 2000 companies within the U.S. consumer technology industry. US EPA Digital Television Adapter Initiative EPA is currently developing a new product specification for digital television adapters (DTAs).   CONTACT US For general enquires regarding the network, events, or if you would either like to comment on the content of this site or participate in the communities of practice, please contact: Network Coordinator: Robin Murray UK Market Transformation Programme +44(0)870 190 5173 robin.murray@aeat.co.uk For technical enquires regarding Televisions and STBs please contact either: Bob Harrison UK Market Transformation Programme +44(0)190 858 7500 bob.harrison@intertek.com Keith Jones Australian Greenhouse Office kjo80405@bigpond.net.au For any enquires regarding DTAs please contact: Katharine Kaplan Osdoba U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Osdoba.Katharine@epa.gov   © DEFRA | Disclaimer | Legal Notices | Privacy Policy | Members Bulletin Board | Contact Us