I have a 42" Samsung DLP rear-projection TV (I can get the exact model number if it is relevant) and a household member has suggested hooking it up to a power bar so that after it is turned off properly by way of the remote control, and has gone through the shutdown sequence, the power bar could be turned off to deny all electricity to the unit.

This is being suggested as a means to save $40-50 a year that the TV allegedly sucks up in energy consumption while turned "off." I am concerned about adverse effects, however. Will this damage the TV?

I have a 42" Samsung DLP rear-projection TV (I can get the exact model number if it is relevant) and a household member has suggested hooking it up to a power bar so that after it is turned off properly by way of the remote control, and has gone through the shutdown sequence, the power bar could be turned off to deny all electricity to the unit.

This is being suggested as a means to save $40-50 a year that the TV allegedly sucks up in energy consumption while turned "off." I am concerned about adverse effects, however. Will this damage the TV?

The DLP sets all have a cooling fan that operates after the TV is switched off; sometime for several minutes. Turning off the power before the set is properly cooled down will result in some rather unpleasant consequence.

I'm thinking the "power bar" is also a UPS (Uniterruptable Power Supply)-- yes, it's a great investment especially if you're in an area where you get rolling black outs or brown outs. I purchased one for my Sammy 5087 a while back-- and had one occurence when it the alarm went off due to a black out. Once I heard the alarm, I turned the TV off and let the UPS do its job.

This is being suggested as a means to save $40-50 a year that the TV allegedly sucks up in energy consumption while turned "off." I am concerned about adverse effects, however. Will this damage the TV?

Who in the world says a DLP draws $40-50 worth of energy per year when off?:eek:

Who in the world says a DLP draws $40-50 worth of energy per year when off?:eek:

Agreed.

Can't be much more than this:
http://reviews.cnet.com/projection-tvs/sony-kds-55a3000-55/4505-6484_7-32468848.html?tag=bubbl_1

CNet says that the A3000 RPTV will use $64 per year, TOTAL! And $59 per year in power save mode (dim bulb setting). And that is with normal use.

And in standby mode, it only pulls 0.75W!

Get good about turning off light bulbs in your house and you will have more of an impact than using a power strip to ensure your TV is really off in standby mode.

The person I am living with is very miserly and shuts down all lights and has equipped all other TVs with power bars. A $60 yearly saving in energy from shutting down an RPTV is significant to this person.

This is only relevant, of course, if the TV actually draws power while "off" after the shutdown sequence is complete.

We would of course wait until the shutdown and cooling sequence is complete before shutting off the power via the power bar. If all power is denied to the TV after the proper shutdown sequence, is there any harm to the TV from being denied this power while off? If not, I think this person will want to use the power bar to deny power to the TV after it is shut off.

I think, am not positive, that after a certain amount of time of not receiving any power, the tv can lose your settings.

But as stated above, the power consumption used while in standby is minimal and it seems impossible that it would cost over $40 per year.

But anyway, check with Samsung about settings when tv is, in your case, effectively unplugged.

I'm guessing that power draw for the TV while in standby mode would lead to less than $5 a year. Much less, actually. Perhaps under a dollar, even.

You could always spend $20 on a Kill-A-Watt to find out for sure, but even that defeats the purpose. :)

Is $5 a year really worth it to not be able to actually USE the power button on your remote the way it is meant to be?