Energy consumption during TV 'standby'

[alancohen]

It is recommended not to televisions in 'standby' mode overnight, due to the high energy consumption. Why should there be such a high energy consumption in this state? Surely the cathode ray tube must account for the majority of energy usage?

[KARL]

Energy consumption on standby is generally very low (depends of degree of suspension from full operation) but of course many hours will add up. I have always understood that the advice to cut the power completely to a fully "off" state is based on the very real risk of the equipment overheating (mostly due to a fault of some sort). This is a serious matter because many, many fatal fires have come about in this way, both in this country and worldwide.

[gilf]

Turn everything off. My dad was a fireman for 30 odd years and before we went to bed he went round and pulled all the plugs out of the wall. Leaving something on standby serisouly increases the risk of fire and if your in bed then you not going to want to turn the TV on quickly which is the only real benefit you get from a standby function in my opinion. he had been to loads of house fires due to electrical faults. Also make sure that you have the correct fuse fitted as this is also a big cause of electrical fire.