PVR hard dsik is always on

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Jul 14th, 2021 11:20 pm

razorboy [OP]: Member; Feb 22, 2009; 284 posts; 86 upvotes

Jul 14th, 2021 11:20 pm

PVR hard dsik is always on

The Source Cable PVRs which we were supplied with are always on, 24/7. That's a waste of energy and they produce heat which adds a bit to our A/C burden. Are all PVRs like that? Can I not buy one which boots when it needs to?
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Jul 14th, 2021 11:46 pm

Devhux: Deal Addict; Jan 13, 2014; 2872 posts; 1872 upvotes; Calgary

Jul 14th, 2021 11:46 pm

In general, cable box PVRs are indeed always “running” even when in standby. The drive is actually used when watching live TV too (that’s what allows you to skip back in a “live” program).

Jul 15th, 2021 1:53 am

rabbit: Deal Guru; Jun 27, 2004; 14909 posts; 4125 upvotes; Vancouver.bc.ca

Jul 15th, 2021 1:53 am

Cable boxes, in general, are always on. Turning it off just means you turn the display off. Hate those PoSs.

I usually don't watch that much cable TV, so prefer to have the box connected to a powerbar that I can turn off, but the problem with that is that sometimes it gets deregistered by Shaw. Just a piss-poor system they have. Unfortunately, other family members want cable...

Jul 15th, 2021 5:24 am

death_hawk: Deal Expert; Aug 22, 2006; 30925 posts; 16572 upvotes

Jul 15th, 2021 5:24 am

7W isn't really that much heat.

Do you not have anything else to do rather than argue with strangers on the internet

Nope. That's why I'm on the internet arguing with strangers. If I had anything better to do I'd probably be doing it.

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Jul 15th, 2021 10:01 am

Scote64: Deal Fanatic; Jan 21, 2018; 8969 posts; 9994 upvotes; Vancouver

Jul 15th, 2021 10:01 am

Yes, it's common. Our old Shaw cable PVR originally had a low-power standby mode where the HD would power down, but there were so many bugs reported with the power-up process that Shaw gave up and changed the firmware to make it always on. It consumes about 15w.

Jul 15th, 2021 5:58 pm

razorboy [OP]: Member; Feb 22, 2009; 284 posts; 86 upvotes

Jul 15th, 2021 5:58 pm

Scote64 wrote: ↑ Yes, it's common. Our old Shaw cable PVR originally had a low-power standby mode where the HD would power down, but there were so many bugs reported with the power-up process that Shaw gave up and changed the firmware to make it always on. It consumes about 15w.

I had read that the off/on process was a source of many problems. I suppose that figures.

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