A good way to keep standby mode and the energy costs it requires under control (and therefore on the bill… and we’ve already seen that you could end up with an unpleasant surprise) place a strip between the device in question and the socket.

One of the devices that are candidates for this purpose is television.: As usual, we turn the king of the living room on and off with the remote control and eliminate phantom consumption with one stroke with the extension cable.

However, sometimes we do it out of haste, sometimes out of carelessness and thinking ‘it’s okay, nothing will happen’, and sometimes we turn off the TV directly from the socket. Big mistake: A small move to save money can end up being very expensive.

Boot problems

When we turn on the television, a process takes place within a few seconds. mechanism to start your operations with individual initiations Upon receipt of the order and plugging in the device to power, its components.

Suddenly cut off the power also doing it periodically means buying more tickets and thus a problem with the start or even the performance of the television as a result of damage to any of the components.

Increased wear

Although we often see a very minimalist television that’s practically reduced to a large screen, inside it packs delicate components and dense circuitry to make for a set that looks and works well. has an estimated useful life.

As a consequence of the previous point, this bad habit can mean that we accelerate the wear of electronics due to these sudden changes, in other words: incorrect use means that components will probably last less, thus shortening the lifespan for which it was designed.

Watch out for current spikes

As we mentioned in the previous point, televisions have a series of on-off systems that they are designed for, and if we choose to do this all of a sudden, we will probably not be doing it just from the TV, because it will also be on-off. We will also turn on and off other devices connected to the same power strip.

As a result, a surge in electrical current may occur. Electrical prongs that could potentially damage the TV’s internal components.

Watch out for updates

Like other devices such as mobile phones or computers, smart TVs automatically receive certain firmware updates that fix bugs and improve their performance. maintenance operations.

Normally these operations are performed automatically when the TV is idle, so if you turn it off suddenly,block or worse interrupt this process.

How to turn off the TV properly?

It seems obvious, but despite the convenience of the remote control (which is very good, but leaves the device in standby with the consumption this requires), it is worth remembering that if you want to turn off the television completely. You must do this with the on/off button integrated into the device..

If you don’t want to give up the convenience of a remote control and doing it without losing sight of energy consumption, proceed first with the remote control and then with the extension cable.

via | The Economist

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