What ever happened to the On/Off button?

[TheMagicPirate]

I'm just looking at my TV unit and out of 7 devices only 2 of them have a physical on/off switch.

It seems weird that in today's 'Carbon Footprint', expensive power, world that so many devices don't have a hard power off switch.

What happened to make the trusty old clicky off switch obsolete?

 

[Cosimo]

What happened to make the trusty old clicky off switch obsolete?

Lazy people.

 

[kenshinu]

Its called a plug socket?

If you're that bothered turn it off there? This is what my parents do.

 

[MooMoo444]

My parents have this 8way adapter plug socket thing that has an on/off button. Easy way to just press one button and cut power to everything connected to it every night.

Half of the electronics in this house have 2 modes. On, and standby. So we have no choice to try and save on the lekky bill.

 

[PMKeates]

Lazy people.

We have a really old spare TV in the house that, on the RF remote control that has 3 buttons, holding one of them down physically pushes the on-off button out!

 

[bledd]

another question..

why don't they just make standby really efficient!

 

[Viper²]

Have you checked under the Sofa?

 

[Buffman]

another question..

why don't they just make standby really efficient!

They already are on current LCD tvs so it doesnt really require an off button, as said if you're that bother then pull the plug out.

 

[Gilbretto]

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/itmanagement/0,1000000308,39207481,00.htm

 

[ash7jar]

another question..

why don't they just make standby really efficient!

I think they do these days, some say that if you use the telly everyday it uses less power turning it on from standby, then it does from the socket.

 

[Cosimo]

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/itmanagement/0,1000000308,39207481,00.htm

That is article is over three years old.

 

[Gilbretto]

That is article is over three years old.

http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy-efficiency/eu-limit-energy-use-electronics-stand/article-174055

just to make you happy.

 

[Cosimo]

http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy-efficiency/eu-limit-energy-use-electronics-stand/article-174055

just to make you happy.

Thanks

 

[nikebee]

We just have a nice addapter that you plug into any socket and you can power down all sockets using a remote control

Turn off the 360 via the 360 controller, then turn off the mains... no more standby.

Turn off the media center and TV, then turn off the mains with the remote... no more standby.

Does the job for us anyway

 

[antijoke]

I went to see Lee Evans over the weekend and he said something that rings so true, he talked about China making all the things for the whole world 24/7 and Las Vegas always being lit up, but if HE turns off his TV then he will save the planet. Was very true.

 

[The Dread Pirate]

Have you checked under the Sofa?

Check inside the sofa as well

 

[UKTopGun]

I went to see Lee Evans over the weekend and he said something that rings so true, he talked about China making all the things for the whole world 24/7 and Las Vegas always being lit up, but if HE turns off his TV then he will save the planet. Was very true.

Well, I'm not really into all this green stuff at all and while that is true, if everyone thought like that then nothing would 'save the planet'. While it's still true one person doing this won't have an ounce of difference if everybody in the country did it would definitely reduce energy levels.

 

[Energize]

Considering that modern TV's use less than 1Watt in standby, there isn't much need for physical power switches on them.

 

[Deleted member 329]

why don't they just use some kinda of rechargeable battery to handle standby?

 

[jas72]

http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy-efficiency/eu-limit-energy-use-electronics-stand/article-174055

just to make you happy.

pah stupid EU and their burocrats and regulations