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Old 03-08-2007, 14:30   #3
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Re: Pace Set Top Box power usage.

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Originally Posted by monkey2468 View Post
Thats because in standby nothing is turned off apart from the the bottom scart output (TV), is is still decoding the transport stream and running the epg etc.

Edit: oh, and warming the room!
I'd imagine most people think that stand-by mode on any device is designed for minimal power consumption, but that's not the case on the set-top box or my old CRT TV.

My new CRT TV is better, 3watts on stand-by and 42watts in use.
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