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dingerway

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#35672 14-Jun-2009 11:20
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Any one notice a significant difference of  your power bill since you got myskyhd installed ? of course it would depend how often you use the unit but bearing in mind the console have to be in standby mode also when not viewing it.What I am asking is,is it a power guzzler ? thanks,cheers !!!!

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xrajux
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  #224862 14-Jun-2009 12:38
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i have the my sky hd but i did not notice any major changes in my power bill, and most of the time my decoder is turned on, i hardly ever put it on standby.....




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  #224863 14-Jun-2009 12:39
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and apparently sky recommends never to switch your mysky box off (page 1 of the user guide), cheers




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  #224870 14-Jun-2009 13:18
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The specification says 46watts power consumption in the manual, therefore 1.1Kw hours per day, less than 20 cents per day. $6 per month, $70 per year. About half as much as a typical heated towel rail. Shouldn't notice any change in your power bill, but it does consume power of course.



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  #225035 14-Jun-2009 21:16
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Thanks to all who responded,cheers,Pete

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