Hello @Gallus44
You can compare it with a cell phone, which is usually always in standby mode and is there as soon as you press a button.
If you switch it off completely, the cell phone will take much longer to start up completely.
And another advantage is that the TV-Box also receives the updates at night. Otherwise the update will come if it doesn’t fit…
Greetings Lorenz
To be honest, I would still like to mention that the standby consumption of the individual TV-Box is very small, but with around 1.4 million Swisscom TV boxes in Switzerland, that still adds up to a lot.
If we actually end up in a Swiss power shortage situation in the future, it is quite conceivable that the specific recommendations for behavior will also say:
“Please completely switch off all devices with standby consumption at home, even those that are not particularly suitable for this purpose, such as the newer Swisscom TV boxes in particular” 🙂
Hobby-Nerd ohne wirtschaftliche Abhängigkeiten zur Swisscom
- Solutionselected by JanineZ
The information on the consumption of electrical energy per capita in Switzerland varies greatly, so I quickly found official information between [6.45 MWh per capita (2020)](https://www.eda.admin.ch/aboutswitzerland/de/home /wirtschaft/energie/energie—fakten-und-zahlen.html) and 5 MWh per typical household (2 people, 2021) found. If we optimistically take the latter example, that gives an average output of 570 watts around the clock per household over the year. The TV-Box’s 1.4 watt standby power accounts for 1.4/570=2.5 per thousand of the power consumption. If you convert it to the total energy consumption (including other energy sources) per capita, it is even significantly less.
If you want to switch off the Böxli for this marginal energy saving and “pay” for it with a slightly longer waiting time when switching it on - sure, #chamermache. But even in the event of a power shortage, I think it is unlikely that the state will seriously recommend switching off small consumers as a solution. Each of us has much bigger fish in the household, such as the refrigerator, an electric stove, oven or even an electric vehicle.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
4 days later
As @krypton mentioned, the operating system is already on the STB. Now various steps are being taken, such as:
- Connection to the backend system (what box, what internet Anschluss, TV subscription, settings are being downloaded, etc.)
- Simply put, anyone who tries to register here with a TV-Box is entitled to receive a TV service
- After successful registration, EPG data is updated, channel lists are downloaded, etc.
- etc.
I kept the explanation very simple, but the processes are more complex than just waking up the TV-Box with a cold start.
Greeting