leaving tv and sky box on standby
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This is an on-going 'difference of opinion' with me and the missus. I leave the two devices on standby when I go to bed while she insists we power them down.
The key question is: how much electricty in monetary terms are these units gobbling up while we leave them in this state? When my sky box failed last year, the sky engineer who came to fix it said they recommend their boxes are not powered down but left on standby. Are we talking just a few pence an hour?
The key question is: how much electricty in monetary terms are these units gobbling up while we leave them in this state? When my sky box failed last year, the sky engineer who came to fix it said they recommend their boxes are not powered down but left on standby. Are we talking just a few pence an hour?
Sky boxes use the same amount of electricity on standby that they do when they're on. What the engineer told you however is correct, the less times the HD spins up from cold, the lower the chance of issue.
Televisions use next to f*** all when on standby, often under 1 watt if its a fairly modern flat screen set.
Televisions use next to f*** all when on standby, often under 1 watt if its a fairly modern flat screen set.
Pence... And you'll never get a consensus I'm afraid, some people prefer fewer running hours while some prefer to avoid thermal and electrical shock.
Having had numerous P-N junctions breaking down in power supplies when I used to relocate X-25 PADs I always prefer to keep things running. In the end we figured out that we could stop these devices dying during refits if we left them powered up doing nothing somewhere for the duration.
Having had numerous P-N junctions breaking down in power supplies when I used to relocate X-25 PADs I always prefer to keep things running. In the end we figured out that we could stop these devices dying during refits if we left them powered up doing nothing somewhere for the duration.
Experience tells me that constant turning on and off of the Sky box will lead to premature failure, and the charade that follows trying to get it sorted with Sky...
Hence mine is always on standby 24-7. Haven't had a problem with my Sky+ box in nearly 4 years.
I'm not going to split hairs over pennies...
Hence mine is always on standby 24-7. Haven't had a problem with my Sky+ box in nearly 4 years.
I'm not going to split hairs over pennies...
im one for standby but also get the whole money saving aspect as if its just pence and hours then thats still a fair bit.
say its 2 pence an hour on standby, and you leave it on standby for say 6 hours, thats 12 pence in 1 day, x 7 thats 84p a week multiply that by 52 and you get £43.68 a year. so thats a full tank of petrol a year saved if you turn it off.
Thom
say its 2 pence an hour on standby, and you leave it on standby for say 6 hours, thats 12 pence in 1 day, x 7 thats 84p a week multiply that by 52 and you get £43.68 a year. so thats a full tank of petrol a year saved if you turn it off.
Thom
Leave my Sky + box on 24 hours a day. Turned the setting off that puts it into standby during the night, working shifts i can be up any hour of the day and i dont want some device telling me when it should be turned off.
Anyway whats the point in turning it off when its designed to record my favorite programs when i'm not there!
I wonder how many people turn their microwave off at the mains because surely that clock consumes a lot of power?...
Anyway whats the point in turning it off when its designed to record my favorite programs when i'm not there!
I wonder how many people turn their microwave off at the mains because surely that clock consumes a lot of power?...
A Sky+ box uses 14W on standby, according to Google
So say the box is unused between midnight and 4PM = 16 hours
= 0.224 kWh per day
I'd say your TV is about 2W on standby
= 0.032 kWh per day
Electricity say 12p/kWh
= 3.1 pence per day to leave both devices in standby
So say the box is unused between midnight and 4PM = 16 hours
= 0.224 kWh per day
I'd say your TV is about 2W on standby
= 0.032 kWh per day
Electricity say 12p/kWh
= 3.1 pence per day to leave both devices in standby
Edited by john_p on Monday 12th January 11:34
aciddrop616 said:
im one for standby but also get the whole money saving aspect as if its just pence and hours then thats still a fair bit.
say its 2 pence an hour on standby, and you leave it on standby for say 6 hours, thats 12 pence in 1 day, x 7 thats 84p a week multiply that by 52 and you get £43.68 a year. so thats a full tank of petrol a year saved if you turn it off.
But that's only one half of the equation. You need to take into account the extra 365 power cyclings per year, and the difference that makes to the mean time between failure of all the affected components. If it takes say two years off the life of your £1000 screen then the power savings don't look so pretty any more...say its 2 pence an hour on standby, and you leave it on standby for say 6 hours, thats 12 pence in 1 day, x 7 thats 84p a week multiply that by 52 and you get £43.68 a year. so thats a full tank of petrol a year saved if you turn it off.
john_p said:
A Sky+ box uses 14W on standby, according to Google
So say the box is unused between midnight at 4PM = 16 hours
= 0.224 kWh per day
I'd say your TV is about 2W on standby
= 0.032 kWh per day
Electricity say 12p/kWh
= 3.1 pence per day to leave in standby
So, about £10/year, not £145 !!!!So say the box is unused between midnight at 4PM = 16 hours
= 0.224 kWh per day
I'd say your TV is about 2W on standby
= 0.032 kWh per day
Electricity say 12p/kWh
= 3.1 pence per day to leave in standby
Worth it for me - I leave my Sky+ and LCD on standby for the sake of not having to replace them regularly due to power supply and component failure due to repeated power cycles...
Mikey G said:
Leave my Sky + box on 24 hours a day. Turned the setting off that puts it into standby during the night, working shifts i can be up any hour of the day and i dont want some device telling me when it should be turned off.
Anyway whats the point in turning it off when its designed to record my favorite programs when i'm not there!
I wonder how many people turn their microwave off at the mains because surely that clock consumes a lot of power?...
Your Sky box will come out of standby to record your shows. Anyway whats the point in turning it off when its designed to record my favorite programs when i'm not there!
I wonder how many people turn their microwave off at the mains because surely that clock consumes a lot of power?...
SKY + boxes have a Hard Drive fitted. Leave it on!!! Wear only occurs on powering up and down. I always leave my Freeview+ Box on as it records and updates overnight. As for the TV Yes you can shut them down. The parts aren't that affected. As people have said though the difference will be miniscule.
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