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I have a 2020 model I bought from Costco and as slow and shitty the UI is it also still burns 16W in standby. There isn't a way to disable Chromecast either so thanks for nothing Sony and Google. I need a dumb tv and Nvidia sheild. Edit: I take the standby power usage part back. After settings changes including Eco stuff and something to do with remote start and a restart it's at 4W which is very acceptable. The UI i…
I have a 2020 model I bought from Costco and as slow and shitty the UI is it also still burns 16W in standby. There isn't a way to disable Chromecast either so thanks for nothing Sony and Google. I need a dumb tv and Nvidia sheild. Edit: I take the standby power usage part back. After settings changes including Eco stuff and something to do with remote start and a restart it's at 4W which is very acceptable. The UI i…
Go to Apps, “See all apps”, scroll down, find “Chromecast built-in” and then click Disable on the app’s settings. At least that is how it’s on my Sony TV.
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In which way is it becoming harder to use? The smart TV part of it?
It's simple enough to say "use an exterior device" (which I do), but even input switching is managed in software and can be a nightmare sometimes. It would be great if there was just a light OS install. It'd likely bring the power use down as well.
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There were devices that consumed 80 watts in standby. I have a cabinet full of equipment including my cable modem, a computer (server, no monitor) with 8 mechanical hard drives. The idle current is 76 watts or so. How could something be so high?
'standby' for many devices used to mean 'leave all the electronics powered up, but turn the screen/sound off'.
edit: additionally tvs that don’t turn off are in some cases of limited utility.
Television isn’t my primary choice for media, but when I do I just unplug it when I’m done. 0W standby. Same for basically everything other than the refrigerator and wifi.
Television isn’t my primary choice for media, but when I do I just unplug it when I’m done. 0W standby. Same for basically everything other than the refrigerator and wifi.
You don’t want to do this with an OLED TV though.
Almost everything in my house is either on power strip surge protectors or just unplugged.
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It's simple enough to say "use an exterior device" (which I do), but even input switching is managed in software and can be a nightmare sometimes. It would be great if there was just a light OS install. It'd likely bring the power use down as well.
If you don't use live TV, consider using an external HDMI switch (or a receiver) so that the TV can stay on a single input?