A friend has just bought a Toshiba 40" LCD TV and, no kidding, the manual states:

"For energy saving:
Turning the television off at its mains supply, or un-plugging
it, will cut energy use to nearly zero for all televisions. This
is recommended when the television is not being used for a
long time, e.g. when on holiday"


On that basis the writer of the manual obviously thinks it will still be using electricity. when sitting in its box!

A load of Tosh methinks