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Post by routlaw on Nov 27, 2022 16:38:25 GMT -5
I was curious about how much power is consumed with the two different Standby modes, VRO vs Standard (low power standby mode). It's neither posted online or in the manual. Does anyone know this spec? Thanks
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Post by ttocs on Nov 27, 2022 16:59:42 GMT -5
I know exactly what my XMC-2 consumes in each state.
Line Voltage: 120V
Lowest Power Standby: 0.5W
Video Remains On: 38W
Fully Powered On 39W
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Post by cawgijoe on Nov 27, 2022 17:24:59 GMT -5
I know exactly what my XMC-2 consumes in each state. Line Voltage: 120V Lowest Power Standby: 0.5W Video Remains On: 38W Fully Powered On 39W For me it’s about $39 per year to run VRO. If I used Low Power, and had the system on a third of the time, I would probably pay $13 - $15 per year. I’m willing to pay it not to hear….”why does this thing take so long to start!?” |
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Post by routlaw on Nov 27, 2022 19:33:04 GMT -5
I know exactly what my XMC-2 consumes in each state. Line Voltage: 120V Lowest Power Standby: 0.5W Video Remains On: 38W Fully Powered On 39W Thanks for the info, but how did you figure this out? FWIW I have always left all of my solid state gear powered on all the time unless away on a trip for more than a day or so. Yeah I know I'm guilty of using too much electricity but make up for it in other ways I believe. So effectively by leaving my RMC-1L on continuously its burning up 39 watts which sounds about right, heck it stays warmer than my DR-1 Mono blocs. Figure that one out. |
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Post by ttocs on Nov 27, 2022 20:17:56 GMT -5
I know exactly what my XMC-2 consumes in each state. Line Voltage: 120V Lowest Power Standby: 0.5W Video Remains On: 38W Fully Powered On 39W Thanks for the info, but how did you figure this out? Using a Kil-A-Watt Meter, and as a confirmation check, this:  I hacked a short corded power strip so the inductive clamp could be clamped around the hot wire of the plug strip, making it a cinch to use. |
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Post by hsamwel on Dec 12, 2022 13:34:06 GMT -5
I know exactly what my XMC-2 consumes in each state. Line Voltage: 120V Lowest Power Standby: 0.5W Video Remains On: 38W Fully Powered On 39W The question isn’t really the VRO mode per say.. It’s why do we not have any more low power options? Like a quick start version with the DSP shut down? Modern TVs do decode most Dolby and DTS formats. If not then choose VRO.. We need choice! Could have had a sub 20W quick start this way.. Or why not settings for each part you want to keep on. Like DSP, HDMI, network and so on.. VRO as it is now is more or less keeping it on always. |
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Post by jamesbaby on Dec 30, 2022 6:49:33 GMT -5
Electricity in the UK is around £0.33 per Kwh.
If on VRO it uses 38 watts, that equates to 912 watts per day which is 332 Kwh per year.
That equates to about £110 ($132) per year or £9.15 per month. Quite significant.
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Post by AudioHTIT on Dec 30, 2022 9:16:41 GMT -5
Electricity in the UK is around £0.33 per Kwh. If on VRO it uses 38 watts, that equates to 912 watts per day which is 332 Kwh per year. That equates to about £110 ($132) per year or £9.15 per month. Quite significant. I attempted to document this as well as the idle consumption of other products, in this thread. Idle Power Thread |
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Post by geebo on Dec 30, 2022 9:56:31 GMT -5
Electricity in the UK is around £0.33 per Kwh. If on VRO it uses 38 watts, that equates to 912 watts per day which is 332 Kwh per year. That equates to about £110 ($132) per year or £9.15 per month. Quite significant. Ouch! That equates to about .40 U.S. dollars per kWh. That's between 3.5 and 4 times higher than what we pay in middle Tennessee. |
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Post by hsamwel on Dec 30, 2022 18:58:38 GMT -5
Electricity in the UK is around £0.33 per Kwh. If on VRO it uses 38 watts, that equates to 912 watts per day which is 332 Kwh per year. That equates to about £110 ($132) per year or £9.15 per month. Quite significant. Yes, everything has gone bonkers i europe this year.. Alot due to Russia and the war. I used to have electrical cost between 0.20-0.70 SEK / kWh the last 10 years. Now in december 2022 I will probably land on 4-5 SEK / kWh. That’s almost 10 times the price.. The ”funny” thing is the governmen wants 25% VAT from me also. This is calculated from the new HUGE number. Which makes the bill even higher. I always have my RMC-1 at low power mode since the summer when I lost my 3 year contract that I had locked at about 0.58SEK / kWh. Which I thought was expensive when I signed it. |
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