What ever happened to the On/Off button?
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Soldato
Buy remote switches as said above ^^. They sell them in B&Q at £15 for a pack of 3. You get 3 adapters (device -> adapter -> plug socket) all of which you can set to a button on the remote. They use pretty much no power (like 20p a year to have on 24/7 - I own a power reader.. also handy at working out which of your lamps and lights are evil).
You can buy extra adapters as well which you could sync to the same remote. Very convenient for turning off plugs which you can't normally get to (TV plug is usually behind a mahosive cabinet). We've got 6 and we mainly use them for lights and lamps because it looks swish.
You can buy extra adapters as well which you could sync to the same remote. Very convenient for turning off plugs which you can't normally get to (TV plug is usually behind a mahosive cabinet). We've got 6 and we mainly use them for lights and lamps because it looks swish.
What difference would that make?
It would make a huge difference, a lot of power is lost in the trasformer / power circuit. It would be a lot better to use a 1f cap, this will take a negligible amount of power to charge and would easily run a standby circuit for days/months.
Even a alkaline AA battery could run a standby circuit for several months.
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Soldato
Anything that has a transformer on it (even in standby) will consume a small amount of electric (usually 3-10W) - If you have 10 or 15 devices in stanby 24x365 thats a lot of wasted electric. Just turn them off at the plug - it's easier.
After checking my own house, I noticed I was consuming approx 40-50W with everything off or in standby (including the fridge).
Even the PIR's on security lights consume 3W all day long. As does the doorbell transformer and the two bedside clocks (at 5W each) - Even the tiny light on the switch for the power in the shower - 2W. It all adds up to around £50 of needless electric every year. The old BT hub was 18W.
After checking my own house, I noticed I was consuming approx 40-50W with everything off or in standby (including the fridge).
Even the PIR's on security lights consume 3W all day long. As does the doorbell transformer and the two bedside clocks (at 5W each) - Even the tiny light on the switch for the power in the shower - 2W. It all adds up to around £50 of needless electric every year. The old BT hub was 18W.
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Soldato
Our Panasonic lcd tv has a physical off switch on the top 
always make sure to turn it off fully however the dvd-recorder is always left on 24/7.
always make sure to turn it off fully however the dvd-recorder is always left on 24/7.
Soldato
I'm more concerned with the the obsession with having pointless bright-ass LEDs on every product.
Associate
Non as bright as on the Creative t20's, i've had to stick masking tape over it so it doesnt burn my eyes out.
Soldato
Associate
That brings back memories. My cousin had one of those, but the button became loose. When you pressed the button on the remote, the on/off switch on the telly shot across the room!
Got quite adept at shooting the cat with it...
Man of Honour
I used to have a stereo that moved the volume knob when you pressed the button on the remote (might have been an Aiwa), it was so damn cool, shame the hifi itself was rubbish.
I had the same crap one with 5 disk thing at the bottom
My pioneer hifi i bought many years ago also did this...