Figures like this are made up by taking the worst performing gadget on the market and multiplying by 60 million.
Back in the 1980s there were, briefly, televisions that had a stand-by mode which kept the tubes hot (so that you got a picture within seconds of switching on). This consumed almost as much power as having the set on. It also led to the urban myth that any gadget on stand-by uses as much power as it does when it is on. Well, that hasn't been true for twenty years and a TV from a competent manufacturer needn't draw more than a watt in stand-by mode.
Yes, there's room for improvement, but we'll only get that improvement when folks start diggin around for the true numbers. A switch-your-brain-off-and-believe-this marketing campaign from someone selling an "off switch" is a step in the wrong direction.
Lastly, if you are dumb enough to buy this product, you will soon discover that your video no longer records programs whilst you are out because, er, it is switched off.
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Figures like this are made up by taking the worst performing gadget on the market and multiplying by 60 million.
Back in the 1980s there were, briefly, televisions that had a stand-by mode which kept the tubes hot (so that you got a picture within seconds of switching on). This consumed almost as much power as having the set on. It also led to the urban myth that any gadget on stand-by uses as much power as it does when it is on. Well, that hasn't been true for twenty years and a TV from a competent manufacturer needn't draw more than a watt in stand-by mode.
Yes, there's room for improvement, but we'll only get that improvement when folks start diggin around for the true numbers. A switch-your-brain-off-and-believe-this marketing campaign from someone selling an "off switch" is a step in the wrong direction.
Lastly, if you are dumb enough to buy this product, you will soon discover that your video no longer records programs whilst you are out because, er, it is switched off.