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MikeD · 09-11-2008, 11:31

Yes, ditto. It has only started occurring since I became concerned about my electric bills and took to turning the mains supply off. The problem is "standby mode" is a bit of nonsense! The Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300DVB (V+ box) normally consumes 28W. In "standby" it still uses 27W !!!
I guess I watch about 4 hrs a day - so the rest of the time it wastes 540W a day. By my calculation, thats 197.1 KWHrs a year ... and that is significant.

09-11-2008, 11:31	#5
MikeD Inactive Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2	Re: Recordings not being deleted... Yes, ditto. It has only started occurring since I became concerned about my electric bills and took to turning the mains supply off. The problem is "standby mode" is a bit of nonsense! The Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300DVB (V+ box) normally consumes 28W. In "standby" it still uses 27W !!! I guess I watch about 4 hrs a day - so the rest of the time it wastes 540W a day. By my calculation, thats 197.1 KWHrs a year ... and that is significant.