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Originally Posted by thunder  But I've heard it argued that leaving a TV (and other equipment such as PCs) on all the time prolongs their life, as the greatest damage is caused by switching on and off.
I don't know who is right - but I have heard tales of ordinary incandescent light bulbs (yes, them !!) lasting extraordinarily long times when left on permanently.
henrya |
the problem is the switching on and off regardless of whether its a hard on and off or just to standby shortens it's life. The thing to look at is the MTBF (mean time between falures) figures. TVs and such should be designed to be switched on and off. but its the inursh current that kills the components.
What i was trying to say is that the machine, because it is effectlvely on all the time it lives out its life 24 hours a day 7 days a week if left on standby. Therefore its working for its lifetime of x 1000's of hours in one go.... And of course theres the higher electricity bill and a potential fire risk.
I always turn things off if I can. The only thing thats left on stand-by is the satellite box as it takes to long to reconfigure.