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Speakers are notoriously a specific case where power actually does get used in standby, so it doesn't really contradict the original article. For instance, an o

Speakers are notoriously a specific case where power actually does get used in standby, so it doesn't really contradict the original article. For instance, an old BBC News article (not the one published today that probably triggered this submission) listed "TV on standby" as using lots of power but was actually including various peripherals including powered on external speakers. I would expect turning those off and leaving the TV on would use almost no power. If, as parent comment says, even the TV/monitor is using significant power, then that's a lot more interesting.

dspillett 5y ago
> I would expect turning those off and leaving the TV on would use almost no power That is going to vary a lot depending on the TV. I suspect a lot of modern "smart" TVs consume a measurable amount when idle.
- maccard 5y ago
  Idle or in standby? EU regulations state the maximum standby power is 0.5w.
  - madaxe_again 5y ago
    You do, however, typically need to set “low power standby” or whatever in the options somewhere - it’s usually not enabled by default - the default is usually to turn the screen off but leave everything else running. Mine drew about 5W in “normal” standby, and is immeasurably low (from our household inverters - I live off grid) in low power standby. It takes about 10 seconds to boot - no big deal.
    - nsteel 5y ago
      I believe the low power mode is required (by UK law, at least) to be enabled by default. It's pointless otherwise as almost nobody will go and enable that mode.
    - scarby2 5y ago
      > You do, however, typically need to set “low power standby” or whatever in the options somewhere - it’s usually not enabled by default i had the opposite, i had to disable the low power standby (which was on by default) so i could wake it over the ethernet or via HDMI-CEC
D13Fd 5y ago
It may be a specific case, but then the article title should be "No, you can’t save £30 per year, unless you happen to have speakers like most people..." But there are other things around as well. My old laserjet printer was another offender.

dspillett 5y ago

> I would expect turning those off and leaving the TV on would use almost no power That is going to vary a lot depending on the TV. I suspect a lot of modern "smart" TVs consume a measurable amount when idle.

maccard 5y ago
Idle or in standby? EU regulations state the maximum standby power is 0.5w.
- madaxe_again 5y ago
  You do, however, typically need to set “low power standby” or whatever in the options somewhere - it’s usually not enabled by default - the default is usually to turn the screen off but leave everything else running. Mine drew about 5W in “normal” standby, and is immeasurably low (from our household inverters - I live off grid) in low power standby. It takes about 10 seconds to boot - no big deal.
  - nsteel 5y ago
    I believe the low power mode is required (by UK law, at least) to be enabled by default. It's pointless otherwise as almost nobody will go and enable that mode.
  - scarby2 5y ago
    > You do, however, typically need to set “low power standby” or whatever in the options somewhere - it’s usually not enabled by default i had the opposite, i had to disable the low power standby (which was on by default) so i could wake it over the ethernet or via HDMI-CEC

D13Fd 5y ago

It may be a specific case, but then the article title should be "No, you can’t save £30 per year, unless you happen to have speakers like most people..." But there are other things around as well. My old laserjet printer was another offender.