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athena (771 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 05:33 AM Original message |
Atop TV Sets, a Power Drain Runs Nonstop |
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peacebird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 06:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. we have a power strip attached to the entertainment center - we power the whole thing off |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 07:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. We tried that with our newest Sony LCD TV. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I had a couple of older TVs that would forget which channels were blocked ... |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 10:28 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Firmware updates to a tv |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. That doesn't really work for a DVR, however. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. But it takes about 10 microwatts to power the clock chip... |
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Towlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. With AT&T U-verse you can't pull the plug. It takes way too much time for the box to boot up again. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. 10 or more minutes. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 07:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. The Scientific Atlanta "terminal" from Time Warner takes for friggin' forever to power up |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
2. k&r (nt) |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
5. I have a kill-a-watt meter, (brand name.) |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 11:20 AM Response to Reply #5 |
14. If your TV does "background tasks" (like mine) or you have a set top box or DVR... |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Sorry but I have what you're saying and no it does not use the power that is claimed here |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. How much power is it draining? |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 01:51 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Tonight when we go to bed and turn everything off I'll connect the kill-a-watt meter |
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Froward69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
7. I cut my electric bill by 2/3rds |
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Lochloosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I have to disagree with you on the sleep apnea. |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Keeping your brain awash in oxygen while sleeping is |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 10:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. You don't use much electric if you cut you bill by 2/3rds by using a power strip |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. You smoke |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
17. Recommended |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
19. I naively thought that because I turned off the cable box |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Yeah, those things make ovens, I was shocked at my brothers entertainment center. |
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