Energenie Standby Shutdown monitor

Need to leave some feedback as I received one too...
I first plugged it in to my stereo system downstairs, followed the instructions and left it. After about 5 minutes the stereo switched off automatically which I thought was strange. I gave it another go and the same thing happened.

I went upstairs to a getto-blaster, I followed the instructions and blow me down it switched itself off! I was really really puzzled so I phoned the company and was told that this was probably happening as the use of electricity was too low for the device to work :mad:

I'm very good at not leaving things on standby, however I do leave my stereo's on standby as this saves the programmed radio frequencies, so I don't have to retune each time. However it turns out that they don't work on my stereo's even though there are pictures of stereo's on the box. So, it looks like I'm not going to have a use for the device. Guess I'll get round to putting it on freecycle and give it to someone who can use it!

I've got mine on the tv and it is a bit of pain bending and reaching behind the tele, but am sure i will get used to it.

I got mine too. I wanted to post a thanks but couldn't find a thread. Thanks for making this one JB.

Many thanks to MSE and Energenie.

Hi All,

Well, I've had my device for a week or so now, and so I thought I'd post a review here. Not sure if there is somewhere more appropriate on the board to post it - if so, mods feel free to move it.

On reading the back of the packaging, I was quite disapointed to read that it wasn't suitable for laptops, as I had originally intended to use it on my laptop, hoping that I could plug in my laptop charger at the end of the day, and then when the laptop was recharged it would switch off. Undeterred, I tried it anyway, and discovered that it simply didn't switch off! I guess the laptop just doesn't draw enough current.

After that, I tried it on my TV, with more success, in that it switched off after about ten minutes or so. Unfortunately, I've now removed it from there, due to problems with the length of cable. I really don't want to go crawling on my hands and knees around the back of the TV every time I want to switch it on! I've given it some thought, and I'd recomend that the manufacturers change the industrial design so that it looks something like this:



Then, you could run a cable (perhaps 2m), to a small seperate switch which could be mounted on top of the TV with blu-tack or similar.

As a bit of a greenie, I was very impressed with the packaging - no plastic, yet still looked great. It really shows what you can do with a bit of imagination :T

Finally, in terms of whether it is a money-saving tool... It currently retails for £12.99 and my TV uses about 15W on standby. My electricity costs 12p or so per unit. So for the device to break even, I'd have to use 109 units of energy, which represents leaving my TV on standby for 7266 hours - approximately ten months!

In conclusion, if they fix the usibility issues with the length of cable, and you're the kind of person who is likely to leave their TV on standby for very long periods, then go for it. Otherwise, you're probably better off convincing the kids just to switch the TV off! :mad:

Let me know if you've got any questions.

Cheers,


C