2015-10-02 13:08 [Photo: Kārlis Dambrāns / CC] Author: DG 
As reported, “The Guardian”, citing the results of research funded by the European Union, Samsung TVs can actually be less efficient than provided by the manufacturer. There is circumstantial evidence pointing to the existence of solutions, resulting in reduction of power consumption only in tests. Representative of the European Environmental Bureau compared the matter to the scandal over manipulation emissions tests by Volkswagen. Not everything here is not entirely clear.
– Samsung sticks to the letter of the law but not the spirit of the law – said opisującemu cause “Guardian” Heinz Rudolf of ComplianTV. Laboratory that carried out the study, found that used in new TVs Samsung mode dynamic screen backlight may affect the results of official testing energy consumption, carried out before placing devices on the market.
This mode is used to ensure that lower the brightness image when displaying fast motion footage certain kind. According to the manufacturer it was established in order to effectively reduce current consumption of the device. As, however, says, “The Guardian”, citing the results of an unpublished publicly report ComplianTV, during testing it was noted that it shows a particular efficiency in test cases.
product tests carried out by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) used They are rapidly changing materials. Described mode reacts very effectively. In their case, it followed on automatically and the associated restriction of energy intake. In normal use of the TV is not noted its high efficiency, which can lead to suspicions that the sole objective existence of that mode is the manipulation of measurement results.
At the same time representatives of ComplianTV emphasize that they have no evidence that the technology Samsung actually “senses” a test case and changes on the basis of the TV. They saw only the TV’s make such an impression .
Samsung, in turn, ensures that the accusations are unfounded and described mode can not in any event be likened to fraud Volkswagen. Below is a statement we received from Olaf Krynicki, spokesman of Samsung Electronics in Poland
We firmly reject suggestions that our televisions are equipped
Option Auto Motion Plus, the current Smart TV from 2011, actually reduces energy consumption. Not only becomes active when measuring power consumption, by contrast, is enabled by default right out of the box – either at home or in the laboratory. It is an option that can obviously off by going to the user settings, but in modes standard is the default setting.
Dynamic backlight is one of the elements of the system that we have developed with the aim of reducing impact of electronic devices on the environment. We are extremely proud of these technologies and we intend to develop them.
It may therefore be that all the fuss is merely a storm in a teacup, and the “Guardian” exaggerates or even distort test results ComplianTV. Yes seems to regard Samsung, which ensures that the function in question is fully functional and useful beyond test cases.
We have also decided to ask what then, is the principle of the Auto Motion Plus. Krynicki Olaf explains:
Our
Our research teams have made a series of measurements using different materials
In the manual (also available in the TV menu) energy saving options are accurately described, we give also a way to turn them on and off. Energy class are communicated in a manner required by law. They are determined on the basis of the standardized and repeatable tests that simulate the energy consumption in a domestic environment. This process manages the organization of the International Electrotechnical Commission. Each producer is here treated in the same way that the customer could find a fair comparison available in stores
Regardless of the merits accusations “Guardian”, the whole thing has already begun to stagger wider. The European Commission in response to these reports – true or not – has already announced modify the rules used in the tests. It wants to clearly and explicitly prohibited action was another TV in the tests than in reality. Any device designed to research behave differently than in normal use, would be deemed to comply with standards. The Commission does not deal with in this case the truth of just these specific allegations – wishes, however, that in case of detection of such cases could be immediately punished.
It is also at this point to mention that case Samsung is not the first the announcement This type of segment TV. Earlier this year, it reported a similar problem Swedish Energy Agency, which is also suspected unnamed manufacturers of manipulating the results of tests power consumption. She asked when the European Commission to further study the matter.
The European Union in response to the reports “The Guardian” has announced to conduct further, more in-depth testing, having to answer the question of how serious and widespread this may be a problem.
At the beginning of 2014 detected artificially drive test results by Samsung mobile phones. The company has applied, among others, Galaxy S4 and Note 3 mechanism that after detecting the operation of one of the popular benchmarks increased processor performance up to 100 percent. without consuming the battery. It made handsets fared better in tests than in normal use, which uses energy-saving mechanisms. The company has discontinued these practices on a broad describing them in trade publications.
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