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**PriniMai** · 09-02-2012, 06:27 PM

I reckon it might actually lead to increased electricity use. I wouldnt but I have been in familys where the TV is on a lot and I reckon kiddies will just learn not to turn off TVs (something they struggle with anyway) because it turns itself off. Multiply by millions of TVs in homes with young familys and a habit they will take into adult life…

I don't think it's intended as an alternative to turning it off in the normal way (onto standby with the remote), but more so that after it's been on standby for a while it'll cut the standby power.

I have a powerboard with a master socket and several slave sockets, if the power draw through the master socket goes below a certain limit it'll completely cut power to everything on the board. Downside is you need to manually hit the main on/off switch for whatever is in the master socket.

09-02-2012, 06:27 PM	#5
PriniMai Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 356 Senior Member	I reckon it might actually lead to increased electricity use. I wouldnt but I have been in familys where the TV is on a lot and I reckon kiddies will just learn not to turn off TVs (something they struggle with anyway) because it turns itself off. Multiply by millions of TVs in homes with young familys and a habit they will take into adult life… I don't think it's intended as an alternative to turning it off in the normal way (onto standby with the remote), but more so that after it's been on standby for a while it'll cut the standby power. I have a powerboard with a master socket and several slave sockets, if the power draw through the master socket goes below a certain limit it'll completely cut power to everything on the board. Downside is you need to manually hit the main on/off switch for whatever is in the master socket.
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