Why does TV only go to standby, not off, from remote?

donnajunkie

wallofbeans wrote: »

But my blu-ray player turns on and off fully via the remote. Why can't the TV do the same?

Its probably still on standby like the tv even if theres no little red light on.

Lumstorm

donnajunkie wrote: »

Its probably still on standby like the tv even if theres no little red light on.

There any easy way to test that can the remote turn it back on. My first DVD player the Pioneer 717 had a power switch on the front that turned the player off properly you had to turn it back on with that button before using the remote.

Other players that I have owned had a couple of standby modes one low power that has to boot up everything and a quick start mode that uses more power but the player is ready to use quicker though I couldn't use the quick start as it had to shut properly for the player to change the region to match the disc inserted.

AnotherJoe

wallofbeans wrote: »

I want a remote that turns my TV off completely and then can also turn it back on. Someone invent this and I'll buy it.

I could try using a big stick, but the off buttons are in such awkward places now, that wouldn't work...

What you need is a socket that is controlled remotely.Then when you turn that off, the TV is switched off because its getting no power. The socket itself will have a very low draw because its "listening" for an IR signal to wake up and switch the power back on. The socket will have a lower power draw than a TV. Though i suspect the power draw from a TV will still be cheaper than the cost of one of these devices but whatever floats your boat ...


Something like this (note i havent got one its just a random one i found with a quick search). And it will be another remote of course !


p.s. Oops I see Norman castle already posted about this sort of thing.

[Deleted User]

AnotherJoe wrote: »

The socket will have a lower power draw than a TV. Though i suspect the power draw from a TV will still be cheaper than the cost of one of these devices but whatever floats your boat ...


Something like this (note i havent got one its just a random one i found with a quick search)..

Just out of interest I did a quick check and the (random) remote socket you listed uses 0.3W in standby, my Sony KDL-50W755C TV uses 0.5W (both figures from their respective websites).

They use similar technology (albeit infrared or whatever) so they're never going to be that far apart.

wallofbeans

Colin_Maybe wrote: »

Just out of interest I did a quick check and the (random) remote socket you listed uses 0.3W in standby, my Sony KDL-50W755C TV uses 0.5W (both figures from their respective websites).

They use similar technology (albeit infrared or whatever) so they're never going to be that far apart.

Thank you both - very interesting, but I think this all just shows me that the easiest and best solution is to just get up and turn the TV off the old fashioned way!

RumRat

wallofbeans wrote: »

Thank you both - very interesting, but I think this all just shows me that the easiest and best solution is to just get up and turn the TV off the old fashioned way!

The easiest and best solution is to just leave it in standby as intended...;)

AnotherJoe

Just FWIW note that by continually turning the TV off and on you are increasing the chances it will fail.

Not necessarily a problem if you replace every few years but statistically it wouldn't surprise me if the power savings were cancelled out by having to replace items that failed prematurely.

wallofbeans

AnotherJoe wrote: »

Just FWIW note that by continually turning the TV off and on you are increasing the chances it will fail.

Not necessarily a problem if you replace every few years but statistically it wouldn't surprise me if the power savings were cancelled out by having to replace items that failed prematurely.

Turning it off at it's power switch (not at the plug) is going to do that??

Tiexen

AnotherJoe wrote: »

What you need is a socket that is controlled remotely.Then when you turn that off, the TV is switched off because its getting no power. The socket itself will have a very low draw because its "listening" for an IR signal to wake up and switch the power back on. The socket will have a lower power draw than a TV. Though i suspect the power draw from a TV will still be cheaper than the cost of one of these devices but whatever floats your boat ...


Something like this (note i havent got one its just a random one i found with a quick search). And it will be another remote of course !


p.s. Oops I see Norman castle already posted about this sort of thing.

If you have an Amazon Echo you can use voice commands to turn off/on the wall socket if you have a smart plug - useful if its hidden behind the TV

Andy_L

Robisere wrote: »

However, in the same room is my router, which has a large blue light. The router stands on top of a bookshelf and lights up the whole room to a low degree. As I am about to go to bed, it doesn't bother me, but it does look weird from outside the curtains I guess! The router of course, should never be turned off.

Somewhere in the router settings will be the option to turn that light off