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| Roku Remote Kills Batteries |
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| Peabody:
They have to be able to respond to the remote. That's why they stay on. Your TV does the same. |
| metrologist:
That might be. I never bothered with a kill-o-watt thing to measure appliances yet. This thread on the Sony forums sheds some light, and sometimes it does not look too bad, but these are "smart" TVs, which I have only dumb ones or probably would not be messing around with a Roku... https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/android-tv/standby-power-consumption/td-p/2366025 At least in my country, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) mandated that all TV manufacturers adhere to the EnergyGuide protocols, which requires that standardized energy use information be displayed on TVs that are for sale. I looked up a current Sony TV and it does say 0.5W in standby, or about $0.70 USD per year. The Roku streaming stick is drawing ~350mA when on, which is not bad really (less than two watts), but it draws the same when in stby too... But, we're talking about the pitfalls of wasted batteries and a dead remote. Their instructions do say you can use the TV USB port. Do TV's typically leave these ports on when in stby? I've seen they are getting some feedback on their site too and telling people to plug the device into an AC wall supply. |
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