[mythtv-users] How to ensure STB is powered ON? Re: SA3250HD is turning itself off?
gull at gull.us
Sat Jan 12 00:06:54 UTC 2008
On Jan 11, 2008, at 1:02 PM, Chris Weiland wrote:
> Well, I can tell you that when I used my ultra accurate current
> meter, that there was far less power consumption while in the off
> state. However, my ultra accurate current meter is my hand feeling
> a difference in heat generation when placed on top of the box. When
> on for a while, the top is fairly hot, but after being off for a
> while, the top is nice and cool. I would assume that putting it
> into standby (because let's face it, you can't actually turn off
> electronics these days), it actually consumes far less power.
> However, I do not have any scientific numbers to back that up.
No, that pretty much settles it -- basically all the power that goes
into a piece of equipment like that comes out as heat, and there's
nowhere else the heat can come from, so it must be using less power. :)
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