power consumption?

[ivtec]

Hi guys:i bring up this topic because i came across a forum that discussed the power consumption of Satellite Receivers on Standby,and somebody there said that the receivers consume as much power if receiver stays on standby as it consumes when turned on.So i went ahead did some calculations on my 322 receive,and came up with these numbers,i may be wrong on my calculations correct me if I'm wrong!.
With my Fluke 87 measured 0.236miliamps turned on,and 0,226
in standby,

on standby 120v/0.226=530 Ohms,120x120=14.400/530=0.027watts.
turned on 120v/0.236=508 ohms,120x120=14.400/508=0.028watts.

i don't know if these #s are correct, but if they are than the power consumption is very low and is not that bad,if not than this receivers are not green at all,because no matter what kind of equipment they shouldn't waist as much energy on standby as in on mode.So anybody here is an expert enough to refute my numbers?

[Harvey]

Re: power consumption?

I think your reading of 0.236mA should be 0.236 Amps - if not then you have an amazingly efficient receiver!

That gives (120V times 0.236A) = 28.3 Watts, and 27.1W in standby.

That's in the normal range for a satellite receiver - as you can see switching to standby saves almost no power, in fact, its about the difference you expect just by turning on/off the front display and lights.

[ivtec]

Re: power consumption?

I think your reading of 0.236mA should be 0.236 Amps - if not then you have an amazingly efficient receiver!

That gives (120V times 0.236A) = 28.3 Watts, and 27.1W in standby.

That's in the normal range for a satellite receiver - as you can see switching to standby saves almost no power, in fact, its about the difference you expect just by turning on/off the front display and lights.

Your right my mistake should be 236miliamps and 0.236A and the receiver has a total power consumption of 50w,.although it's low power consumption i still think this should be like my Sonny tv 1w in standby,this is not very green is it? nowadays since this free wild global market started there are no more rules for green conservation,there was a time they banned Standby Led on equipment,but since everything started to be built in china there are no more rules of any sort isn't this ashamed,also this kinda behavior led us to bankruptcy.

[i4004]

Re: power consumption?

hm...sat. receiver can be set up to power the lnb at all times, perhaps that's why you don't see bigger difference...

one satellite receiver i have has 30w max consumption(when in stby and lnb powered off, it's probably less than 5) and another one has ac/dc adaptor that's rated 12V 2A ie 24w.

[ivtec]

Re: power consumption?

By the way what you think of this hd receiver



http://www.worldwidesatellites.com/c...d9239508783704

[i4004]

Re: power consumption?

this is essentailly linux pc with satellite tuner added...

boils down to content; are there enough good quality free-to-air channels to justify you buying this?
if not, can it be used to watch via some pirate ways, and are you willing to take that risk?

because other than that tuner, this is just a pc.
and not a cheap one, if i may add.

in europe enthusiasts(and all other pirates...heh) usually use this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreambox
in usa, i dunno....

[PCBONEZ]

Re: power consumption?

because no matter what kind of equipment they shouldn't waist as much energy on standby as in on mode.

That is not entirely true.
Standby means different things.
Depending on who 'named it' for that device, it might be referring to the equipment's condition or the users condition.
Standby is often as a name for the power saving mode but in others (like your receiver) it's just describing the user interface condition.

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[ivtec]

Re: power consumption?

this is essentailly linux pc with satellite tuner added...

boils down to content; are there enough good quality free-to-air channels to justify you buying this?
if not, can it be used to watch via some pirate ways, and are you willing to take that risk?

because other than that tuner, this is just a pc.
and not a cheap one, if i may add.

in europe enthusiasts(and all other pirates...heh) usually use this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreambox
in usa, i dunno....

Pirate Hum?isn't what a provider like for example dish network deserves?
after taking away goal TV, and most important soccer games from the Portuguese league,and cancel other channels that we had before.now tell me if they don't deserve it?