Comments on: Toshiba: Our TVs can be turned off, you know

We're certainly thrilled to see the off switch making a comeback.

[ComposMentis]

What in the world are you talking about?

I'm either really tired at the end of the week, or this article doesn't make any sense. I've never seen a television that only goes into standby. And what in the heck are TV updates? Very few TVs are web-enabled. Is this a UK thing? My Toshiba LCD and Sony rear projection CRT both turn completely off.

[frz1]

Must be new

I am also gonna assume that this is something completely new and has to do with only hdtvs.

[rpvitiello]

If your remote, your TV is in standby NOT off.

When you hit the little ?off? button that is a soft touch button, only the screen and speakers are turned off. The TV is still using power so you can use the remote control to turn it back ?on? and it is using power to load an electronic programming guide (if it has that function built in)

Almost ALL electronics in the last several years have gone to ?soft off? only with no real OFF button that stops all consumption of power. Almost every modern device is constantly consuming power if you are using it or not, Your TV, DVD player, Computer, Wall AC system. If the device has a remote control that turns it ?on and off? it never really turns off.

This practice is knows to use ALLOT of power in western countries and cost you real money on the electric bill, all without you knowing it.

[auroramike71]

Can this damage a TV or PS3?

My PS3 and Olevia TV have soft on and off buttons and hard switches on the back.

Does using the hard switch over and over again cause any damage to the devices due to power surges or anything like that?