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Old 06-16-2011, 01:24 PM
 
Location: Planet Eaarth
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Try asking your cable company to pay for the electricity their boxes consume that you pay for.

Your cable box uses more power than your refrigerator | Grist
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Old 06-16-2011, 03:55 PM
 
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I notice that everything they compare the techie stuff to is Energy Start rated. I suppose they could be more biased, but I'm not sure how they'd pull it off...
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Old 06-17-2011, 01:44 AM
 
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I've been meaning to hook up the wattage meter to the cable box, I read it's constant 30 watt draw. That's a lot, I have two of them so it's like having a 60 watt light on 24/7. You can't do anything about it unless you don;t mind sitting there for few minutes any time you want to watch TV because it takes so long to boot. It's a really poor sign because there really is no need for it to be constantly sucking power.
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Old 06-17-2011, 09:03 AM
 
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I used to worry about using too much power. Then I started paying attention to businesses and noticed skyscrapers with all the lights on all night. Decided I wasn't going to feel guilty bout it. Our power bills are low so it doesn't affect the wallet much.
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Old 06-17-2011, 09:20 AM
 
Location: Las Flores, Orange County, CA
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Try asking your cable company to pay for the electricity their boxes consume that you pay for.

Your cable box uses more power than your refrigerator | Grist
They'll refund you the 30 watts * 24 hours * $0.15/(kwhr) * 30 days/mo = $3.24 per month about the same time they jack up the rate $10/month for the extra processing that goes into this.
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Old 06-17-2011, 09:22 AM
 
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They'll refund you the 30 watts * 24 hours * $0.15/(kwhr) * 30 days/mo = $3.24 per month about the same time they jack up the rate $10/month for the extra processing that goes into this.
Tried to rep you. This is a gem of a post.
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Old 06-17-2011, 10:58 AM
 
Location: Texas State Fair
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Try asking your cable company to pay for the electricity their boxes consume that you pay for.

Your cable box uses more power than your refrigerator | Grist
Cool chart.

My Fridge and 40" LCD TV are Energy Star. And I dumped the cable box to stream thru Roku.

Now if it just weren't over 100 degrees outside every day. Maybe some rain would help.
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Old 06-17-2011, 11:02 AM
 
Location: Planet Eaarth
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They'll refund you the 30 watts * 24 hours * $0.15/(kwhr) * 30 days/mo = $3.24 per month about the same time they jack up the rate $10/month for the extra processing that goes into this.
True enough since all cable companies keep a hand in your wallet at every turn.
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