[Chris Gohlke]

Originally Posted by gears

Why does the review call it Bye Bye Standbye when it's called Bye Bye Standby?

Because some days I have a total disconnect between the brain and the keyboard. Good catch, I fixed it.

[Chris Gohlke]

Originally Posted by gears

Why does the review call it Bye Bye Standbye when it's called Bye Bye Standby?

Because some days I have a total disconnect between the brain and the keyboard. Good catch, I fixed it.

[gears]

No worries

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by Chris Gohlke

I'll report to Jason to see if there is a bug in the site causing you not to see some posts.

There's no bug - we hold the first post in moderation as an anti-spam measure, then after the first post the account is elevated so no future posts are held for moderation. As a forum admin, you can see the post when no one else can. I've approved his post.

[Zen]

I would much prefer to put a Smart Strip Power Strips on your AV equipment, plug the TV into the computer socket, and all the rest of your gear into the slave outlets, then everything goes on and off automatically. Who the heck needs yet another remote?

Chris how much does the 360 alone consume in standby?

[Chris Gohlke]

Zen:

Certainly a valid option. It would at least be somewhat effective, the extent to which would depend on how much draw your TV has in standby.

Tested my 360 by itself and it draws 2 watts in standby.

[Chris Gohlke]

Noticed something else interesting when testing for the xbox draw. Of the 44 watts my home entertainment system draws, 29 of it is from my cable box, when it is off. It bumps up to 31 when it is turned on. Seems like an awful lot of draw for something that is powered off. I was planning to leave it plugged in to save guide information, but not at that rate of draw.

[Zen]

That makes sense as it is probably pulling guide info, it may have a sleep though which is only activated after the unit is idle for 10min or an hour, or who knows how long, if so it would probably go down to 2-5w. We have a DVR cablebox though, so it always has to be on to record stuff. Another option to save on the cable box would be cablecard or a tv that supports digital cable directly.

[888]

WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP.
To manufacture each of these "power saving" gizmos, the chinese factories used much more energy than you stupid people will ever save from that "phantom power use". Not to mention the pollution these factories have added.

You replaced standard light bulbs with fluorescent ones everywhere in your home? Great. You probably will save a $1000 through your entire life.
I guess to some people even a buck more in their pocket is worth loosing their eyesight prematurely in few years. (and please don't even try to argue on that one - these new fluorescent bulbs flicker the same way the old fluorescent tubes did, the only difference is in their shape; even most of us can't see them flicker it is still very bad for our eyes, just ask any doctor).

[Chris Gohlke]

888 -

Care to share any links to support your statements? I'm happy to engage in an intelligent debate, but starting off calling people stupid makes you look like a troll.

Simple economics shows you are wrong. I'm saving $4/month. It pays for itself in approximately 6 months. Are you saying there is more than a $24.99 energy cost in the product? If so, then selling it for less than the input energy costs is a pretty stupid economic decision. Plus, given the above, there has to be a breakeven point for the pollution created in making this device versus the energy it saves.