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Apple TV raises your electricity bills

After a 5 month test utilizing several differnt Apple TV's (owned by friends who were part of the test), it is apparent that the Apple TV, being constantly on will significantly raise your electricity bill. Apple could have built in a sleep function but no, the HD spins and spins and the electricity bill goes higher and higher. You might want to consider this before purchasing an AppleTV.

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Posted on Jun 2, 2008 4:32 AM

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IdrisSeabright

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Posted on Jun 2, 2008 4:40 AM

Or you can unplug it. Or plug it into an outlet with a switch (like most powerstrips) and turn it off when not in use.

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Jun 4, 2008 9:30 AM in response to DanH

I posted about this on my old blog:

http://thedigitalgeekblog.com/wordpress/?p=27

Basically it uses 26Watts when watching a movie and 24Watts when in the imaginary "standby" mode.

That's about 200KWH (ie 200 units) per year so the cost is 200 multiplied by whatever your power company charges per unit. In the UK that's about 12p per unit give or take...

Jun 4, 2008 8:02 PM in response to Don Trammell

Keep TV plugged in 24/7.

Instead...unplug all of your lights. Use candles.

Or...unplug your air conditioner. Stick your head in ice.

Or...disconnect your heating. Use a fireplace.

See? There are other ways to offset the cost of running TV.

Apple TV raises your electricity bills