> I'm a firm believer in not using electronics the way they were
mis-engineered.
> I'm also a firm believer in using energy efficiently, and not using when
it is
> not needed.
>
>
> | In the case of my Sony, it avoids having to go through a PITA
> | initialization routine every time its cold started.
>
> In the case of Sony, it is clearly very poorly engineered, especially at
the
> software level, if it can't complete its bootup and initialization withn
in
> second or two. It doesn't need to be starting up a web database.
>
>
> | 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 few actually do use as much as 25%. Most use about 5% to 10%.
>
> A friend of mine with a large CRT-type TV found that his TV was using 65
watts
> of power when off, and about 350 watts when on.
>
> Would you leave a 60-watt lightbulb on that was not lightning up
anything that
> is used most of the time, just so you'd have the light just a bit
quicker than
> if you had to turn it on by hand, a few times a day you go into that
room?
>
Add up all the draws in a home theater set up with subwoofer, pre-amp,
power amp, hdtv, and it will be (at minimum) like running another
refrigerator in your home. The arrogance of the equipment designers has to
end. Everything should be designed to power off fully, or to handle
power-off conditions via a power strip without any problems. All settings
for every unit should be fully persistent between power cycles.
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