Eon TV power down

Chickenbrain2009

Hi, I live on my own and am not at all technically minded.
I have been given one of those Eon TV power down plugs, but I dont understand it at all! I have a virgin set top box and their BB hub, but I have no idea if this will affect the way everything works and make it even more confusing than it is now! At the moment I have taken to switching my tv off at the back at night, so I never use standby. I dont want to end up with connection issues for BB/virgin set top. Can anyone who really understand these things please advise me if its worth it financially and whether it will be more trouble than it worth in terms of connection issues?:think:
Thanks
Pam

celerity

Have you read the manual on this page? It has a diagram which makes things a bit easier to understand:
https://www.eonshop.co.uk/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductCode=1100024

Basically, it is intended for convenience, so you don't need to turn appliances off at the wall. Once the TV is switched off via the remote sensor connected to the Eon device, it will also shut down power to related devices. For example, a DVD player, amplifier etc.

They're also good for desktop PCs, as it will automatically switch off your printer, monitor etc when the PC is turned off.

In terms of money saved, a (very) quick calculation suggests to me that you'd save maybe £10 per year minimum. That's assuming a cost of 12p/kWh of electricity, 20W of standby usage and 12 hours per day of standby usage saved. So, if your standby saving per day is more like 18 hours, then you'd save £15 per annum.

Hope that helps,

/\dam

System

its fairly simple to set up ,theres one that is permanently "on" which for us is sky and the rest are plugged in to the other sockets sync it with you remote which takes seconds and its done !