[Walt]

Serge Auckland wrote:
"Walt" wrote
Serge Auckland wrote:
"Walt" wrote

As for the power consumption, a receiver at idle uses an insignificant
amount. I wouldn't sweat that either.

A receiver at idle will use something like 6-10 W, which over 1 year is
52kW/h even at the 6 watt level. Not insignificant in my view.

At eight cents a kwh, that's about 4 bucks a year, or about the cost of a
cup of coffee at Starbucks.

We may have different thresholds for insignificant.

If anything sums up the difference between the US and UK attitudes to energy
use it is this.

Maybe you should find someone else to tar with your overly broad brush?

My attitude towards energy conservation is to go after the things that
matter first, rather than chasing after pence while pounds go down the
tubes. Things like living within walking distance of my job, installing
a 90% efficient furnace and a programmable thermostat, keeping the temp
under 20 in the winter (when I'm home, the thermostat drops it to 15
when I'm not), using compact fluorescents, etc. That kind of stuff.
Rather than sweating about piddly ****.

The fact is that a receiver at or near idle uses about the same amount
of energy as an electric clock. You don't turn those off when not in
use, do you? Or have you gotten rid of all your clocks?

//Walt