are the TV makers making TV's that can't be turned right off then ? I.E. Always on stand by?
2007-03-20 01:35:40 · 10 answers · asked by Sir Sidney Snot 6 in Environment
It's a trivial use of energy. Calling it unfriendly is going by instinct, not looking at the data. Not a good idea in environmental work.
Replacing one bulb with a compact fluorescent does far more to help the environment than turning a TV from standby to off. Look at the data (watts).
2007-03-20 01:44:11 · answer #1 · answered by Bob 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A TV on standby uses some electricity. The amount is very small be some people complain about it anyway. A TV with a remote needs a receiver powered on to sense signals from the remote control if you want to be able to turn it on from the remote. Also, tube TVs have an "instant on" feature that constantly keeps the picture tube warmed up so that the picture comes on within a second of turning on the main power. In the old days it took quite a while for the picture to come on after you turned on the TV. The sound came on instantly but there was no picture at all for some seconds and then a small dot would appear in the middle of the tube and slowly grow to be a picture that fills the whole screen. If you unplug a modern TV long enough for the picture tube to cool down you will see the same behavior when you plug it back in and turn it on right away, without allowing the tube to warm up first. Of course LCD and plasma TVs do not have picture tubes and so do not need this feature. Flat screen TVs also use less power while on, I think. So save the planet, buy a flat screen TV!
2007-03-20 08:58:13 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most telly@s can be on standby or switched off completely. The main difference is that standby is activated using the remote whereas to switch the TV off you have to push the button on the set. It really is a question of laziness to use the standby, especially overnight,and results in unnecessary electricity consumption which both costs you more and has an effect on the environment by needing to produce this electricity.There are some pieces of home equipment that need to be in a standby mode or they will lose their programming but the majority can be switched off. Mobile phone chargers are a good example. Dont leave them plugged in when not charging the phone. Don't switch your fridge or freezer off though.
2007-03-20 09:06:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's thought to be a waste of electricity. Obviously if you leave your television on standby for weeks at a time then it is a waste, but turning on the set from 'cold' could actually use a lot more power than turning it on from standby. When the set is turned on from being totally off there is a large in-rush of power as capacitors get charged up and the heaters in the tv tube warm up etc.
The same thing applies to most electronic and electrical equipment.
Besides, some things need to be left in standby for them to function properly. Video and DVD recorders won't record timed programs if you turn them off completely, your Sky box won't update properly if you turn it off, your DECT phone won't receive calls if you don't leave it switched on etc.
2007-03-20 09:06:34 · answer #4 · answered by Timbo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you alone were to leave your TV on standby, it would make no difference at all to the environment, apart from the slight increase to your electric bill. It is the cumulative effect of millions of households that is important.
But your question raises the point of the way environmental issues are being framed in moralistic terms. We in the west are fond of defining the agendas for such things as hunting, whaling, logging, global warming in terms that will make us look morally superior to the rest of the world. Bliar says that we should fix carbon limits so that we can show the rest of the world that we lead on global warming. And if they don't follow, we can point to them and say: 'Unfriendly and dirty!'.
2007-03-20 09:01:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stand-by mode (off) is basically a fancy way of pausing your TV, in some cases stand-by mode can drain more power then the TV being off stand-by (on). The best way to alleviate this issue is to hook the TV to a power strip and turn on/off the TV by the power strip power switch.
The whole reason for TV makers to have the stand-by switch was so TVs can turn on faster and nothing more. I believe devices like these are called power vampires because they still pull power without actually being used.
2007-03-20 08:46:16 · answer #6 · answered by Sedit 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the worlds gone mad, dont even get me started! TV's on standby use about a much electric as takes to light an LED, literally! My mum used to unplug everthing electric in the house before going to bed at night...mad as chips she was!
2007-03-20 08:43:03 · answer #7 · answered by cockneyboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a TV with a remote control, it never shuts off completely. The circuitry inside must be on to sense signals from the remote.
2007-03-20 08:39:38 · answer #8 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wastes electric.
2007-03-20 08:38:43 · answer #9 · answered by heebygeeby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They think that is what we want........wrong!
2007-03-20 08:44:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋