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How much does an Apple TV 4k 2nd gen use? My 4k first gen turned off when I turned off the TV. The 2nd gen does not. I assume it has something to do with the iot support
Idle: 0.30w, In use: 3.03w-5.58w
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You don’t want to do this with an OLED TV though.
I'm seeing videos and articles saying that leaving it on is to let the OLED pixels refresh every 4 hours. How important is it, really? The pixel refresh thing doesn't seem to make any scientific sense to me as a layperson.
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A chest is much better. The reason is intuitive: if you open it the cold air remains inside except for a little turbulence at the top and, of course, the new air that pours in to replace whatever you’ve just removed. Whereas, when you open an upright one, cold air immediately starts pouring out the bottom of the opening, with warmer air coming in at the top to replace it.
The thermal mass of the air is tiny - cooling it is negligible. Chest freezers have better insulation and door seals, which is why they're more efficient.
> Chest freezers have better [...] door seals
Hmm.
Is it outlandish to think that a modern standing freezer with working seals will let less air out the seals than is exchanged by opening the door even a couple of times a week?
Modern standing freezers are starting to get drawers with sides in them now, presumably for reducing air loss while it's open. And seals are practically air-tight (if you've lived in a place with high humidity, even tiny gaps or holes in the seal causes noticeable condensation and water build up. So I'm skeptical about the seal claim. Better insulation may be true.
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It feels like over optimization. The base load of my house is around 1kW which is still completely irrelevant in the scheme of how much owning the property costs. The literal cost you’re adding as well as the mental cost of having to switch things on and off all the time shouldn’t be ignored. There’s a timer on the outlets for the soldering gear though, that adds a bit of peace of mind.
Thays 50x the base load of my house, and would cost thousands a year to run idle. With current costs in the UK, close to $10,000
Chromecasts in general seem like big power hogs... I don't need you to use 20 watts all the time to show a shiny background image and a clock... I really wish users who spend "Just" $/€/£ 40 on a Chromecast knew that it is going to cost them the same amount every year on their bill. I think many of those people wouldn't buy one if they realised they are almost buying a subscription. Google could adjust them to just d…
> I don't need you to use 20 watts all the time to show a shiny background image and a clock... Even the latest Chromecast (4K with Google TV) requires a 7.5W power supply [1], it can't possibly draw 20W. Also it looks like it idles at around 1W [2]. [1] https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/3046409 [2] https://www.techspot.com/news/95809-streaming-media-player-p...
I wish the Switch would turn off rather than use its battery when I kill power to the cradle. At that point I could probably develop the habit of hitting the power strip switch.
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It feels like over optimization. The base load of my house is around 1kW which is still completely irrelevant in the scheme of how much owning the property costs. The literal cost you’re adding as well as the mental cost of having to switch things on and off all the time shouldn’t be ignored. There’s a timer on the outlets for the soldering gear though, that adds a bit of peace of mind.
In the PG&E service territory in California, that base load will run you about $5500 annually. That's more than the property tax on my townhouse.
That would make an EV much less attractive as well.
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I love that my home screen is now jammed full of bullshit and it cannot be used without a Google account and if you use your personal Google account Nvidia needs a ton of permissions. Other than that I actually do the love the little device but I feel more and more jerked around when I shell out only to have junk foisted on me later.
I thought about getting a Shield. But only as a low maintenance Plex Server appliance. I wouldn’t voluntarily look at any interface on my TV designed by an ad company. I have a few Roku TVs around my house and I recommend them to most people. But I also have AppleTVs connected to my most used TVs.
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…
By comparison my Samsung TV is an absolute joy to use. The UI is responsive, works like you expect it to, The remote is wonderful. It really amazes me how Sony was a leader in the 80s and 90s then ate the dirt hard after the iPod and now 15+ years later they still haven't reorganized and got their act together to be a leader in anything except maybe camera sensors for smartphones.
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In the PG&E service territory in California, that base load will run you about $5500 annually. That's more than the property tax on my townhouse.
You guys are over $0.60/kWh?! That’s 3x what we’re paying in MA (known for “not cheap” electricity). That would make an EV much less attractive as well.
https://www.pge.com/tariffs/assets/pdf/tariffbook/ELEC_SCHED...
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Cable modems and servers weren’t designed for standby. Also, if we’re talking consumer tech from the 1970’s or 1980’s, I think it’s twofold. Firstly, the market cared more about “time to wake up” than about power usage. People had fewer devices, they were (relatively) more expensive, and people were used to fully switching off stuff, so standby power usage wasn’t seen as a big issue. Secondly, the tech itself didn’t…
What power supply has CPU in it?
Here's a teardown of a 2015 macbook pro charger that includes a Texas Instruments MSP430.
https://www.righto.com/2015/11/macbook-charger-teardown-surp...