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TV's and digi recorders on standby?

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  • Jenni_D
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    My BT TV box (actually a BT branded Youview Plus box) goes into deep standby overnight (to minimise power usage) and then recovers to normal standby early morning so it'll start quickly in the morning.
    Jenni x
  • droopsnoot
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    Jenni_D said:
    My BT TV box (actually a BT branded Youview Plus box) goes into deep standby overnight (to minimise power usage) and then recovers to normal standby early morning so it'll start quickly in the morning.
    I have mine set for deep sleep from about 1am to 3pm as I don't watch anything during the day. But while it's in deep sleep mode, it doesn't pass the TV signal through to the TV, so if I notice something on at lunchtime that I want to watch, I have to sit through the BT box lecturing me on how to use standby mode while it powers up. A y-piece in the aerial lead work get around that, but I haven't found one that will fit the standard aerial leads.
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