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I have a 2020 model I bought from Costco and as slow and shitty the UI is it also still burns 16W in standby. There isn't a way to disable Chromecast either so

I have a 2020 model I bought from Costco and as slow and shitty the UI is it also still burns 16W in standby. There isn't a way to disable Chromecast either so thanks for nothing Sony and Google. I need a dumb tv and Nvidia sheild. Edit: I take the standby power usage part back. After settings changes including Eco stuff and something to do with remote start and a restart it's at 4W which is very acceptable. The UI inexcusably still sucks though.

yumraj 4y ago
Go to Apps, “See all apps”, scroll down, find “Chromecast built-in” and then click Disable on the app’s settings. At least that is how it’s on my Sony TV.
- blinkingled 4y ago
  Thanks, I am already down to 4W after Eco mode, disabling remote start and a restart -I sometimes use the Chromecast so going to leave it on.
- izacus 4y ago
  You probably also need to turn off Network Power-On and IP control to prevent it from having network standby enabled. It's in different menus on my Sony.
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pcdoodle 4y ago
4W is still pretty bad. Any modern computer will gladly sit under 1W ready for a quick wake up.
- kuratkull 4y ago
  Recently started monitoring all my appliances. 1W is what I also found to be the numbert that some reasonable devices (PC sleep, TV off) sit at. Although my subwoofer takes 5W at idle, my PC monitor takes 5W at idle, etc. Looking into some Zigbee smart sockets for my home setup now.
crazysim 4y ago
There’s a dumb tv or pro mode on Sony tvs. Never used it though.
- blinkingled 4y ago
  Thanks, I did not know this existed! You saved me money, here's a virtual beverage :)
- yumraj 4y ago
  Wow, never knew about that. I have manually disabled most services on the TV manually, so not sure what extra it buys, since I do use some in-built apps for streaming as opposed to using the Nvidia shield, but it's good to know it exists.
whywhywhywhy 4y ago
The feature never even worked on mine, every time I tried to use it Chrome complained its version was too old or something similarly stupid excuse why it wouldnt work.
pentae 4y ago
Yeah my Sony tv from about that same year is the worst TV i've ever owned by far. Theres crazy bugs like when you leave a show or youtube paused it will just randomly start playing again after 10 minutes. The UI is very slow and unresponsive. If you smash the up/down volume too fast it disconnects from the soundbar. The remote is like something from the 1980s with 1000 buttons on it. By comparison my Samsung TV is an absolute joy to use. The UI is responsive, works like you expect it to, The remote is wonderful. It really amazes me how Sony was a leader in the 80s and 90s then ate the dirt hard after the iPod and now 15+ years later they still haven't reorganized and got their act together to be a leader in anything except maybe camera sensors for smartphones.
- wil421 4y ago
  I have a 2019 model and have non of the issues you have. Except sometimes the soundbar doesn’t want to connect when I turn it on. We use an Apple TV and non of the built in streaming apps or features. No complaints and I’ve never even connected it to the internet.
  - pentae 4y ago
    Yeah this is what i've done, I ended up turning it into a dumb TV and hooked an Apple TV up to it to solve all the problems including the crappy remote. On my Samsung, I didn't have to do that as its more than good enough already.

yumraj 4y ago

Go to Apps, “See all apps”, scroll down, find “Chromecast built-in” and then click Disable on the app’s settings. At least that is how it’s on my Sony TV.

blinkingled 4y ago
Thanks, I am already down to 4W after Eco mode, disabling remote start and a restart -I sometimes use the Chromecast so going to leave it on.
izacus 4y ago
You probably also need to turn off Network Power-On and IP control to prevent it from having network standby enabled. It's in different menus on my Sony.

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pcdoodle 4y ago

4W is still pretty bad. Any modern computer will gladly sit under 1W ready for a quick wake up.

kuratkull 4y ago
Recently started monitoring all my appliances. 1W is what I also found to be the numbert that some reasonable devices (PC sleep, TV off) sit at. Although my subwoofer takes 5W at idle, my PC monitor takes 5W at idle, etc. Looking into some Zigbee smart sockets for my home setup now.

crazysim 4y ago

There’s a dumb tv or pro mode on Sony tvs. Never used it though.

blinkingled 4y ago
Thanks, I did not know this existed! You saved me money, here's a virtual beverage :)
yumraj 4y ago
Wow, never knew about that. I have manually disabled most services on the TV manually, so not sure what extra it buys, since I do use some in-built apps for streaming as opposed to using the Nvidia shield, but it's good to know it exists.

whywhywhywhy 4y ago

The feature never even worked on mine, every time I tried to use it Chrome complained its version was too old or something similarly stupid excuse why it wouldnt work.

pentae 4y ago

Yeah my Sony tv from about that same year is the worst TV i've ever owned by far. Theres crazy bugs like when you leave a show or youtube paused it will just randomly start playing again after 10 minutes. The UI is very slow and unresponsive. If you smash the up/down volume too fast it disconnects from the soundbar. The remote is like something from the 1980s with 1000 buttons on it. By comparison my Samsung TV is an absolute joy to use. The UI is responsive, works like you expect it to, The remote is wonderful. It really amazes me how Sony was a leader in the 80s and 90s then ate the dirt hard after the iPod and now 15+ years later they still haven't reorganized and got their act together to be a leader in anything except maybe camera sensors for smartphones.

wil421 4y ago
I have a 2019 model and have non of the issues you have. Except sometimes the soundbar doesn’t want to connect when I turn it on. We use an Apple TV and non of the built in streaming apps or features. No complaints and I’ve never even connected it to the internet.
- pentae 4y ago
  Yeah this is what i've done, I ended up turning it into a dumb TV and hooked an Apple TV up to it to solve all the problems including the crappy remote. On my Samsung, I didn't have to do that as its more than good enough already.