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Yeah...I just have all of my living room electronics plugged into a surge protector, which I turn off when I'm not using them.
I'm going to run an electric chainsaw through this thing, you know, to help the planet while I cut down some old-growth trees.
Wouldn't a power strip be more effective and cheaper? I'm not buying the power of its "TV sensing" since most TV also have passive standby modes. Just plug em in a power switch and switch em off.
As a fellow hippie, this looks pretty awesome. Even if you're an internet tough-guy who doesn't give a shit about anything eco-related, the savings on your electrical bill alone would justify the cost of this.
As a TL;DR service for anyone who doesn't want to look at the instructions - it seems you plug the television into one of the sockets, and your power strip into the other. There is a dial on the front that you manually adjust for it to sense when the tv is "on" (as opposed to power-save.)
As a TL;DR service for anyone who doesn't want to look at the instructions - it seems you plug the television into one of the sockets, and your power strip into the other. There is a dial on the front that you manually adjust for it to sense when the tv is "on" (as opposed to power-save.)
You guys are definately overreacting. I do not unplug my Xbox 360 because it cannot keep time without being plugged in, but absolutely everything else of mine (I do not own a Wii or PS3) is hooked into a surge protector, and it is absolutely no trouble to shut it off everytime I am not in the room, or even if I am in there just to use the computer and have no need for videogames or television. Stop being little bitches about it.
@teach4food: The dial on the front of it can be manually set to detect the voltage of the tv being active, instead of standby.
I don't know why gamers get so butthurt over the idea that yes, their hobby does consume a lot of power.
I don't know why gamers get so butthurt over the idea that yes, their hobby does consume a lot of power.
It's my planet and I'll kill it as I see fit.
This "consumer-electricity-use" argument is pure bullshit, when 90% of the energy used by us as a population is industrial. It's scare-mongering and guilt-raping of the public.
The other thing with this shit is, will my PS3 still turn on when PlayTV tells it to record TV shows for me? I bet not, fuck you Tricklesaver.
Humans, as a species are parasites, we overpopulate and destroy everything we touch, doomed to eventually destroy ourselves we walk this planet, using natural resources like they're going out of fashion, cutting tracks all over the world to help us travel faster and pupming out toxic substances the whole time.
Face it, we're designed to kill the planet, stop trying to go against our natural progression. The planet is doomed, so are we. Just hope we discover a method of migration to a new "host" planet before this one is totally unhabitable.
This "consumer-electricity-use" argument is pure bullshit, when 90% of the energy used by us as a population is industrial. It's scare-mongering and guilt-raping of the public.
The other thing with this shit is, will my PS3 still turn on when PlayTV tells it to record TV shows for me? I bet not, fuck you Tricklesaver.
Humans, as a species are parasites, we overpopulate and destroy everything we touch, doomed to eventually destroy ourselves we walk this planet, using natural resources like they're going out of fashion, cutting tracks all over the world to help us travel faster and pupming out toxic substances the whole time.
Face it, we're designed to kill the planet, stop trying to go against our natural progression. The planet is doomed, so are we. Just hope we discover a method of migration to a new "host" planet before this one is totally unhabitable.
TrickleSaver? really? How about DickRunoffAccumulator?
Also, sorry TrickleStar, I can't hear you over the hum of my 1000-watt power supply and my AC cranked downed to 70.
Also, sorry TrickleStar, I can't hear you over the hum of my 1000-watt power supply and my AC cranked downed to 70.
I wonder what impact making that piece of shit had on th eenvironment, probabaly equal to every gamer leaving their console on stand by!
That $35 is the cost of your FREEDOM, brother!
Just kidding, it's always a good move to curb our use of resources through simple choices. The idle mode of all the media devices in the home theater is a good start, but I think the real savings are in the computer room, that is if you don't use your machines as servers or want to use remote desktop.
Just kidding, it's always a good move to curb our use of resources through simple choices. The idle mode of all the media devices in the home theater is a good start, but I think the real savings are in the computer room, that is if you don't use your machines as servers or want to use remote desktop.
What Chronic said but I do not need to stop leaving things on standby or just on completely because my elec bills are through the roof right now.
Still not up for buying that though
Still not up for buying that though
@ Sexual Chocolate
Ladies & Gentlemen, Sexual Chocolate.... SEXUAL CHOCOLATE!!!! I agree with most of what your saying, even if its a half-empty viewpoint. Earth has existed a long time without us. A few pesky humans on the surface level is nothing next to seismic pole shifts, cosmic bombardment & general existence in the vacuum of space. We have no hope whatsoever of killing Earth, we would kill ourselves long before that could ever happen.
As stated, industry eats the POWAR, & supporting the industry supports that. With that done, consumer level power consumption becomes a non issue - Look at Vegas ffs. I could power every console simultaneously until the end of time on one day of VEGAS POWOR.
Ladies & Gentlemen, Sexual Chocolate.... SEXUAL CHOCOLATE!!!! I agree with most of what your saying, even if its a half-empty viewpoint. Earth has existed a long time without us. A few pesky humans on the surface level is nothing next to seismic pole shifts, cosmic bombardment & general existence in the vacuum of space. We have no hope whatsoever of killing Earth, we would kill ourselves long before that could ever happen.
As stated, industry eats the POWAR, & supporting the industry supports that. With that done, consumer level power consumption becomes a non issue - Look at Vegas ffs. I could power every console simultaneously until the end of time on one day of VEGAS POWOR.
My extreme use of electricity keeps people employed! I am helping the country with my waste.
Besides hippies are fucking retarded and so is this device.
Besides hippies are fucking retarded and so is this device.
Word. I'm always fucking right. Don't you forget that.
Really though, I go out of my way to damage this shitpot planet, leaving lights on, Revving my particularly un-economic BMW's engine, shit, I leave my PS3 on just because I can't be arsed to turn it off and back on later! I've turned the powersave function off on my Laptop because it pisses me off to pick it up and it not be on.. (fucking Windows taking half a year to boot up bullshit - another brilliant product from Microshaft! - bwahaha, had to do it, Rofl much.)
I do this in the vein hope that a Hippy will see me and cry, or even better a Native American (in midlands UK) willcatch me and cry so I can take a picture all like that iconic poster or whatever, you know, the end of Waynes World 2.
Fuck the planet, I'm here for a good time not a long time, I'll leave this shit for my kids (1st of which will be here 1st jan 2010) and if they give a shit, they can do something about it.
Bah eco-humbug.
Really though, I go out of my way to damage this shitpot planet, leaving lights on, Revving my particularly un-economic BMW's engine, shit, I leave my PS3 on just because I can't be arsed to turn it off and back on later! I've turned the powersave function off on my Laptop because it pisses me off to pick it up and it not be on.. (fucking Windows taking half a year to boot up bullshit - another brilliant product from Microshaft! - bwahaha, had to do it, Rofl much.)
I do this in the vein hope that a Hippy will see me and cry, or even better a Native American (in midlands UK) willcatch me and cry so I can take a picture all like that iconic poster or whatever, you know, the end of Waynes World 2.
Fuck the planet, I'm here for a good time not a long time, I'll leave this shit for my kids (1st of which will be here 1st jan 2010) and if they give a shit, they can do something about it.
Bah eco-humbug.
Funny, I just watched a documentary called Stupidity, and then I read some of these comments. I bet your parents would beg to differ. Also, Chocolate, are you aware of the difficulties with interstellar travel? Your Wall-E BruRay isn't plausible, sorry. Make no mistake, we aren't getting off of this rock before we indulgently destroy ourselves. I don't think that's too funny, go ahead and call me a party pooper. I understand that corporations do most of the damage, but if people use that as an excuse for their own behavior, how are they any better?
...anyway, I would love to shut all my shit down via my surge protector, but as I've painstakingly calibrated my tv, I refuse to lose my settings as I'm OCD about them. But, if you don't care and use factory presets anyway, why wouldn't you want to save all of that money?
...anyway, I would love to shut all my shit down via my surge protector, but as I've painstakingly calibrated my tv, I refuse to lose my settings as I'm OCD about them. But, if you don't care and use factory presets anyway, why wouldn't you want to save all of that money?
Apparently TVs and the like draw as much power when they're off as when they're on. I don't see that, as my TV isn't blazingly hot when it's off. And, uh, you're also not powering the screen. That doesn't make sense.
And how is a little plug gonna stop idle power drawing? I thought the only way to stop that was to actually unplug whatever? I wouldn't be surprised if this did nothing at all and was just a timer/limiter and nothing else.
And how is a little plug gonna stop idle power drawing? I thought the only way to stop that was to actually unplug whatever? I wouldn't be surprised if this did nothing at all and was just a timer/limiter and nothing else.
Humans aren't parasites, but we are CONSUMERS from an ecological standpoint. Consuming less is good, but I agree that residential users are small potatoes compared to commercial/industrial, military, and governmental. This does feel like a "Going Green" feel-good marketing ploy to me.
It won't be long before we're running on solar power anyway.
It won't be long before we're running on solar power anyway.
Good idea... though I'm more interested in lowering my electrical bill than I am in saving the planet...
As someone that actually has to pay an electrical bill I think this is a great idea, except that is already been done by a bunch of different companies.
I ordered this one last year and it has worked great.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006PUDQK/ref=ox_ya_oh_product
I thought it was a little pricey but with the amount of electronics I have plugged in it's made at least a little dent in my bill.
I ordered this one last year and it has worked great.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006PUDQK/ref=ox_ya_oh_product
I thought it was a little pricey but with the amount of electronics I have plugged in it's made at least a little dent in my bill.
My power bar has a power meter on it and when all my devices are off and the power bar is still on, it doesn't use enough power to even register on the indicator. $20 a month in standby mode? Not likely, the power is cheap and... green enough where I live. I think I'll just keep on keepin on.
Electricity is a renewable resource that we produce, it is not finite.
Appealing to lowering one's electrical bill is the way to go, not this "we need to save energy to keep the earth from spinning off its axis and into the sun" bullshit.
Appealing to lowering one's electrical bill is the way to go, not this "we need to save energy to keep the earth from spinning off its axis and into the sun" bullshit.
How much power does the trickle use? (god I can't believe I just asked that... it sounds so wrong)
Does the effort it save warrant the greater price and presumably greater electrical draw than just a power bar I can turn on and off?
Does the effort it save warrant the greater price and presumably greater electrical draw than just a power bar I can turn on and off?
@BattyAdroit - I guess that is trying to justify the $35 price tag but power fluctuations, surges, and other daily power issues will probably lead to a great idea that doesn't work great. Power strip, cheaper... more reliable.
The real key is to have manufacturers stop making electronic that constantly suck electricity, even when they are off. Now, I'll buy that for a dollar and would save us all quite a few more than that.
The real key is to have manufacturers stop making electronic that constantly suck electricity, even when they are off. Now, I'll buy that for a dollar and would save us all quite a few more than that.
My new SUPER GREEN POWER DETECTOR saves you even more money. Just plug your crap into here and save MONIES!!!!
My Monster power bar has the option to shut off 4 things while having 4 on constant power, I use it all the time as the only things on constant is my PS3, tv, receiver and dvd player.
Everything else is off OFF!
Everything else is off OFF!
Gamers are killing the planet... (sigh) ...another reason to blame the woes of the world on video games.
Ugh, no one should have to live in Berkeley. It should just be a place you can visit and go music shopping.
Ugh, and the music stores suck too. Rasputin is alright, and Amoeba is the most overrated music shop ever. Anytime I want something, they don't have it.
Also, incense people by the store make me gag it's so strong. But it's a good place to live if you want trans-fat free doughnuts, a frozen yogurt place for every five people, and Buddhists chanting up and down Telegraph.
Also, incense people by the store make me gag it's so strong. But it's a good place to live if you want trans-fat free doughnuts, a frozen yogurt place for every five people, and Buddhists chanting up and down Telegraph.
@Shirley Temple
Exactly! You don't need this piece of crap which looks awkward and probably operates just as awkwardly. If you're not using your electronic devices, then just flip the damn switch on the surge protector and you won't have to worry about them sucking up energy just for the sake of it.
I swear to God, all of this eco nonsense is making people into retards.
Exactly! You don't need this piece of crap which looks awkward and probably operates just as awkwardly. If you're not using your electronic devices, then just flip the damn switch on the surge protector and you won't have to worry about them sucking up energy just for the sake of it.
I swear to God, all of this eco nonsense is making people into retards.
"Hey grandpa! Tell us why we have to live under the dome again."
"Well you see Jimmy, for about 50 years it was really important that people be able to spray things out of cans. And that's why you can never go outside."
"Burn in hell, grandpa!"
"Oh, you're welcome Jimmy."
"Well you see Jimmy, for about 50 years it was really important that people be able to spray things out of cans. And that's why you can never go outside."
"Burn in hell, grandpa!"
"Oh, you're welcome Jimmy."
"According to green gadget maker TrickleStar, the PS3 will burn off the equivalent of $250 blah blah blah"
gee, if only someone would do something. Oh wait, you mean the company supplying that statistic helpfully offers an expensive power strip? I'll take 5 and still come out ahead. Huzzah!
gee, if only someone would do something. Oh wait, you mean the company supplying that statistic helpfully offers an expensive power strip? I'll take 5 and still come out ahead. Huzzah!
2 thoughts...
The first...Plug your game systems into a surge protector, and when you're done playing, flip the switch on the protector to turn them off...Kind of simple.
The second...I don't care...But I still decided to stick my 1 1/2 cents in...
The first...Plug your game systems into a surge protector, and when you're done playing, flip the switch on the protector to turn them off...Kind of simple.
The second...I don't care...But I still decided to stick my 1 1/2 cents in...
umm what if someone were to turn off your tv while you were in the middle of a game and hadnt saved in a while? can you say wii-mote to the head?
Um, save yourself some money and buy a generic power strip with this same feature. I have one hooked up to my computer that cost me $18 at Staples--it shuts off my printer, monitor, etc. whenever my computer is off and it comes with 8 outlets and surge protection. This may not waste energy, but it's a waste of money.
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