On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 9:41 PM, Steve Peters - Priority Electronics <<a href="mailto:steve@priorityelectronics.com">steve@priorityelectronics.com</a>> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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>On Tue, 2008-03-25 at 17:12 -0600, Brian Wood wrote:<br>
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>> On Mar 25, 2008, at 5:05 PM, Steve Peters - Priority Electronics<br>
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>> > Hello all. I'm using a channel changer script with an ir<br>
>blaster to<br>
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</div>>> Leave it on all the time. Most cable STBs are actually "on" even when<br>
>> they are "off". The signal output may go away but most of the<br>
>> electronics stays on, receiving info from the headend.<br>
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>> If you don't believe me leave the box off overnight and check to see<br>
>> how warm it is in the morning.<br>
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>> So you don't save any power by turning it off, and as for increasing<br>
>> the life of the box, what do you care, it belongs to the cable<br>
>> company.<br>
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>very much depends on the box: my early foxtel digital (in Oz) is almost<br>
>too hot to touch when on, but cool (not cold tho) in standby. As for<br>
>channel change, I just prefix every command with a power on - problem<br>
>solved. However, this box needs a 1/2 second delay between digits so<br>
>the more commands sent, the longer it takes to change channel :(<br>
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>BillK<br>
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Bill, If you prefix it with a "Power On" command, then what happens when the<br>
power is already on? Does it turn the cable box off?<br>
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I thought of that one too, but how would myth know if the cable box was on<br>
or off to begin with?<br>
<font color="#888888">-Steve<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br><br>This was discussed several months ago on the list. Someone actually wrote a script that takes two screen shots and compares them. If they were the same it would power on the box. I don't use the script but remember reading it and filing the idea when/if i get cable. (HD PVR?)<br>
<br>You should be able to find it by searching the archives or maybe the wiki.<br><br>MItchell<br>