European Laboratory ComplianTV accuses Samsung in falsifying televisions’ power test results. According to the researchers’ statement, some TVs of the South Korean giant consume less power during official trials in Europe than when working daily.
Laboratory conducted a study in February 2015, but did not publish the results. The data from the report was published the newspaper Guardian, after some study results were presented at a conference in London held by Energy Saving Trust.
European Commission occurred to be interested in the European press reports and promised to conduct a thorough investigation into the use of television sets in the so-called defeat devices, allowing the control system to cheat. It also intends to ban their use in televisions.
Samsung has rejected the accusations of cheating certification laboratories. According to the South Korean company, Motion Lighting technology is designed to reduce the brightness of the screen depending on the content, not only during the tests, but for everyday use as well.
"Motion Lighting is activated not only during the test research, but also for home use. It is a standard built-in feature, which is enabled during playback in normal mode," - said the company. The technology is designed specifically to reduce the impact of television on the environment, say the South Korean company.
However, if the fact of fraud is proved by the European Commission, Samsung will face a serious penalty.
This is a striking analogy with the scandal with the German automaker Volkswagen. Recall, the US Agency for Environmental Protection September 18 reported that it suspects Volkswagen in deliberate underreporting emissions tests on vehicles with diesel engines. In particular, the Group is accused of installing special software, which helped to underestimate emissions up to 40 times. The automaker faces a fine of $ 18 billion for the violation, as well as the requirement to withdraw nearly half a million cars. It is known that Switzerland has suspended the sale of Volkswagen models with the diesel engine.
Earlier in 2015, the European Commission has already received complaints about the artificial reduction of energy consumption in TVs during testing by several European countries, including Sweden. Testlab Laboratory, owned by the Swedish Energy Agency, earlier this year appealed to the EU to complain about the discovery in TV technology that makes devices reduce power consumption during testing.
source: theguardian.com
Laboratory conducted a study in February 2015, but did not publish the results. The data from the report was published the newspaper Guardian, after some study results were presented at a conference in London held by Energy Saving Trust.
European Commission occurred to be interested in the European press reports and promised to conduct a thorough investigation into the use of television sets in the so-called defeat devices, allowing the control system to cheat. It also intends to ban their use in televisions.
Samsung has rejected the accusations of cheating certification laboratories. According to the South Korean company, Motion Lighting technology is designed to reduce the brightness of the screen depending on the content, not only during the tests, but for everyday use as well.
"Motion Lighting is activated not only during the test research, but also for home use. It is a standard built-in feature, which is enabled during playback in normal mode," - said the company. The technology is designed specifically to reduce the impact of television on the environment, say the South Korean company.
However, if the fact of fraud is proved by the European Commission, Samsung will face a serious penalty.
This is a striking analogy with the scandal with the German automaker Volkswagen. Recall, the US Agency for Environmental Protection September 18 reported that it suspects Volkswagen in deliberate underreporting emissions tests on vehicles with diesel engines. In particular, the Group is accused of installing special software, which helped to underestimate emissions up to 40 times. The automaker faces a fine of $ 18 billion for the violation, as well as the requirement to withdraw nearly half a million cars. It is known that Switzerland has suspended the sale of Volkswagen models with the diesel engine.
Earlier in 2015, the European Commission has already received complaints about the artificial reduction of energy consumption in TVs during testing by several European countries, including Sweden. Testlab Laboratory, owned by the Swedish Energy Agency, earlier this year appealed to the EU to complain about the discovery in TV technology that makes devices reduce power consumption during testing.
source: theguardian.com
