Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Surge protector that eliminates standby power

You would think that with more and more equipment being energy efficient, manufacturers would stay on course and install flash etc. so we can get rid of this stupid standby mode which just drains power constantly. Err, the one thing I hate is using unnecessary electricity.

I am sure we will be seeing more flash memory devices in the future as they start to 'green' all products.

Thanks for all the input guys. It's a good thing I mentioned it on here before purchasing it, because I would have been wheeling into all kinds of problems as I don't use my system enough and everything would reset.

Edit-Oh yes, and thanks Alan for your reply. I stumbled across B.C. Hydro's website and they had an article regarding electrical strikes and surge protectors etc. and what you stated conformed with what they said.

Well, I'd often shut down power to the surge protector when I would be away for a couple of weeks. The only problem I'd have was with my digital cable when I'd lose access to the movie channels. My SN R771 wouldn't lose it's settings, nor did my Epson projector.

My parent's house was affected by a "near hit" lightning strike earlier this year. Some of you may remember that my dad had a professionally-installed (read: ueber-overpriced) home theater including all the bells and whistles like several incredibly spendy surge protectors...

Turns out they did him no good, just as Alan/Tom suggested. The lightning totally ignored his surge protectors and fried a number of his expensive components. Bad news... lost the equipment, good news, insurance covered it and he was able to upgrade to more current gear.

Jason

Just got off the phone with Denon, and the surge protector would work because the 3808 has a memory in it, but the representative did say that it might cause the memory to lessen over time and ultimately reset. He did say, as others have on here, that it is dependent on how long the unit would be off for. Short times would be fine, but I told him that sometimes I don't use it for two weeks, and that would pose a problem.

Does anyone know if a computer would operate in the same manner?

No, a computer will be OK, with the AC completely cut. The BIOS settings are battery backed, and everything else is stored on the hard drive.

We've been having very strong winds here over the night and into today. Power lines are blowing down all over town. So I've cut the power to my computer and HT to keep them from seeing the cycling power and any possible surges as the load on the power grid fluctuates. So I'll see if my gear retains settings for several hours (my DVD player was on when I woke this morning, as it was without power for long enough to not remember what state is was supposed to be in).

I ordered one online today, so I'll let you guys know what the verdict is when I get it all hooked up.

You are a true energy saving pioneer Cam! To me this sounds like way too much worry about losing settings, etc. to be worth it. (but hey, I've no qualms about saying I'm too lazy to bother)

Don't know if we're great minds ... but we sure think alike Jason.