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Standby Saver 6-Way Infra Red Power Strip - Perfect for TV's, DVD & Freeview & Other AV Devices 1.3m Cable
- £17.01ex vat
- £19.99inc vat
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- manufacturer #: STAND BY SAVER AV
- quickfind code: 143785
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RE: Troubleshooting tip
The remedy process for the status light problem previously described is now available on the standby saver website http://www.standby-saver.co.uk under "troubleshooting". It is an 8-point guide that solves a problem with units that show a constant green light when they are first turned on, and cannot seem to be activated as described in the product instructions.
I have used the process myself on three of my units and it worked with all of them. It saved having to return the products.
Once the product is set up correctly not only does it save a lot of energy (and money), but it is really quick to turn everything on and off with just one touch of a button on the remote. This product has ended up as a cost-saving replacement for my ordinary power strips. In one room i now have a unit preventing a TV, games console, dvd player and freeview box from gorging power on standby.
Normally appliances like freeview boxes need a constant supply of electricity otherwise they "forget" the channel line up. Not with this device. The red standby light goes out on the freeview box and i do not have to re-scan for channels when i switch it on again. It only takes 30 seconds for the sky box to recall the entire channel line-up. It is much better than having such appliances left on standby when they are not even being used.
For these reasons i hold this product in very high regard. Especially with energy bills constantly rising, this product becomes a better investment by the day.
Working out energy savings
In response to the anonymous user who wrote 'Only my Samsung 32" LCD TV, DVD Player & HDMI splitter are on standby - would i really save that much??'
Simply work out how much power your appliances draw when they are on standby. For the samsung LCD TV it will state in the user manual the amount of standby power drawn in watts. The manual for the DVD player should contain the same information. It is normally listed under "specifications".
The amount paid for electricity depends on the amount of "kilowatt hours" that were used according to the electricity meter. A kilowatt is a thousand watts. So if you used a colossal one-kilowatt rated applicance for one hour you would have used one kilowatt hour.
Knowing how much power your appliances draw from standby and how long they are left on standby for, you can enter the figures into a running costs calculator:
http://www.ukpower.co.uk/running-costs-elec.asp
I believe average price of electricity is about 15 pence per kilowatt hour at the time of writing. Appliances left on standby for long periods of time eventually end up totting up lot of kilowatt hours. In the long run it all adds up. Especially when energy prices double, the answer is you really would save that much.
A Bargain In The Long Run
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Not ApplicableSaw this on the dragons den a while back and every1 of the dragons loved it.
Its a snip at just over 20 quid you can pay that from highstreet for a normal surge protector and this 1 will actually save u money in the long run on electric bills and your doing your bit for the enviroment at the same time!!!
Standby Saver
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Not ApplicableAccording to the packaging the average user will save 37 Quid per year on electricity bills so to pay 20 Quid out in the first place is a steal in my eyes. 10/10
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hi, just wondering how it workes???
Troubleshooting tip
There was some trouble setting up the standby savers in that there was no red status light as described in the product instructions.
For units that shine a constant green status light as soon as they are turned on, where the light will not turn to red, there is a remedy process that can be followed. This process was obtained by emailing product support via the standby saver website http://www.standby-saver.com/
Question
For me, i dont think it would save me that much money as my PC (which has freeview built in) needs to be ON to download guide updates and record programmes.
Only my Samsung 32" LCD TV, DVD Player & HDMI splitter are on standby - would i really save that much??
Truth about standy-saver
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Not ApplicableJust purchased and want to clear up misleading comments. This is a remote OFF switch that controls four or six power outlets that can be switched as a bank of four or six by using a TV remote or similar. Two can be permanently on. Using a remote will switch devices all OFF or switch four OFF and leave power to the other two. What happens when you switch back on will depend on your device TV etc. Test before buying by setting devices in standby, switching off at the mains and then after a few seconds switching back on. The standbyserver does exactly that and no more other than two sockets that can be set the same way or permanently on.
It will NOT leave devices in standby with reduced power, they will be OFF. The two specials may be used for recording or timing devices.
A two way and a four way socket using the mains switch for one or both would have the same effect. It is no cleverer than that. Mine will switch ALL devices off and not leave them in standby. I could go and switch off at the mains. Useful for those that
a cannot remember to use the mains
b have difficult accessing sockets
I like the idea of using my TV standby switch and everything goes off.
NOTE that some devices will NOT go back into standby after switching back on. They will remain permanently off until manually switched, or by using their own remote. I have some Network Attached Storage devices and a media player that will not revert to ON when power is reapplied. They need to be switched on individually. Test the devices before you buy, using the mains switch and seeing if the result is what you want.
USB version. Some PCs wake up on USB. If this is the case, you may find that your USB is permanently on and therefore when switching off the PC, it will not remove power from the USB cable attached to the USB version of the standby-saver and anything powered will remain powered. Your BIOS may have a way to remove the power on USB but may still keep a trickle power going so that the standby-saver will not recognise that the PC has been powered off.
To summarise, this is a STANDYSAVER. It saves power that would be used by devices in standby. If you use very little power in standby it may save you very little money. If only two watts on a TV or spin down disk drives you will not recoup your money for a very long time. It is not environmentally friendly to purchase a new piece of manufactured plastic. If you have older devices it may well be worth it, or if you prefer to have devices off for safety reasons albeit the standbysaver is always ON itself.
Hope this helps clear up things.
Leaving the device on standby
So instead of leaving your TV on standby so it can look out for the ON signal from the remote, you have to leave this device on standby so it can look out for the ON signal from the remote. Where is the power saving?
For all those wanting to know how this works...
Essentially this product works by stopping power going to devices that you have plugged into it, when you put any given device into standby.
More details can be found at http://www.standby-saver.co.uk/
