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You don’t want to do this with an OLED TV though.
Why? does turning off an oled TV cause problems?
I have every single device plugged in to a switchable extension cord for this reason. No need to trust a manufacturer, not even a 1-5W consumption (times the number of devices).
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I’d actually recommend a wifi smart plug with energy monitoring Easier to read the display on your phone ;)
(: guestimates are good enough, everything pales in comparison to the freezer, turn that off and the power bill goes down
I don't remember my bill going up when I added a freezer, I didn't really measure though.
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I’d actually recommend a wifi smart plug with energy monitoring Easier to read the display on your phone ;)
(: guestimates are good enough, everything pales in comparison to the freezer, turn that off and the power bill goes down
If you're wondering how much energy is consumed by your electronics, a base model kill-a-watt for about $30 will show you watts and cumulative watt-hours. It's a fantastic tool that pays for itself besides giving an eye-opening, interesting experience. You'd be surprised at the things in your house consuming electricity 24/7. Almost everything in my house is either on power strip surge protectors or just unplugged.
I found a pioneer amp that sucked 200W sitting there doing nothing. No increase when volume was turned up either. I compared to an older 1970s model that started at 3w and went up from there with the volume.
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.
Might be worth finding out whether you're wasting your time. As measured on a Kill-a-Watt, my 2013 LG TV consumes 0.0 watts when on standby.
Misleading headline - it’s a discussion about one Sony TV, that was released in 2015. Worth checking others, but the headline makes it sound like they all do this.
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…