Re: HDTV phantom power drain

On Tue, 06 May 2008 22:32:08 -0600, root <no@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>I shut the HDTV off (Philips 42PFL7422D/37) first with the remote, then
with a power strip to eliminate power usage when I'm not using it. Any
drawbacks to this, other than a slower turn on time? I am concerned about
the electronics blowing out because there seems to be some sort of trauma
to the thing when the plug is pulled.

I'm a firm believer in using electronics the way they were engineered.
In the case of most all flat panel TV's, that means leaving them
plugged in and using the power button on the unit, or the remote
control to turn them on.

In the case of my Sony, it avoids having to go through a PITA
initialization routine every time its cold started.

I think FAR too much is made of this tiny trickle of power they
consume while not in use, and it's often grossly overstated. For
example, I read in a brochure from Con Edison, that some appliances
use 'as mush as 25%' of their power while not in use; that's just
patently false and misleading.

A_C