Power Consumption of HT

[4TA23]

Ok I have a strange question for everyone out there. Of all places I was watching HGTV and they had a little snip about HT Power Consumption. THey made the comment that is you could tie a switch into your whole HT and turn everything off not just on stand by that you could save a ton on your electric bill, like quite a bit actually. One do we think this is true and two if you shut all power off how long till settings saved in all yout HT equipment would they reset back to original settings, will settings one has set stay for say a day at a time since everything would more than likely be turned back on once a day. Give me your thoughts please.

[zedd_117]

You'd save a little. I don't think it would be a ton. You can check the specs on your HT products, there's usually a listing for power consumption while in stand-by mode. It's generally not very much. Enough to run a clock, maybe a little more.

[4TA23]

Kind of thought that but was not sure. THey made the claim that it could save like 40% on my electric bill.

[Blu-Dog]

Originally Posted by 4TA23

Ok I have a strange question for everyone out there. Of all places I was watching HGTV and they had a little snip about HT Power Consumption. THey made the comment that is you could tie a switch into your whole HT and turn everything off not just on stand by that you could save a ton on your electric bill, like quite a bit actually. One do we think this is true and two if you shut all power off how long till settings saved in all yout HT equipment would they reset back to original settings, will settings one has set stay for say a day at a time since everything would more than likely be turned back on once a day. Give me your thoughts please.

Most units on standby are at 1 watt, or less. The only circuits that are powered are the relays that turn on the main circuitry.

In the old days, "Standby" mean Rapid Power On for televisions, where only the main tube was de-powered, and everything else remained on. Those haven't been made over well over a decade.

If you have six components, they're probably using a maximum of six watts - virtually nothing. Don't worry about it, no way turning it all off will wind up with any significant savings.

[4TA23]

Originally Posted by Blu-Dog

Most units on standby are at 1 watt, or less. The only circuits that are powered are the relays that turn on the main circuitry.

In the old days, "Standby" mean Rapid Power On for televisions, where only the main tube was de-powered, and everything else remained on. Those haven't been made over well over a decade.

If you have six components, they're probably using a maximum of six watts - virtually nothing. Don't worry about it, no way turning it all off will wind up with any significant savings.

Good to know, I doubted it but always good to hear someone else say so too.

[Mondo Rock]

My Monster Power Center runs 4-5 amps when the HT is up and running (Plasma, Receiver, Sub, DVR) and is down to 0.9 amps when all "off".