Not happy to read an article like this, especially since we no longer have an option for no cable boxes if we want to receive even basic channels.
Cable and DVR boxes use more electricity than refrigerator
The New York Times reports that the little boxes that transmit cable signals and digital recording capacity to televisions have become the single largest electricity drain in many American homes.
Some typical home entertainment systems consume more power than a new refrigerator and even some central air-conditioning systems, the Times writes.
These set-top boxes are energy hogs mostly because their drives, tuners and other components are generally running full tilt, or nearly so, 24 hours a day, even when not in active use, the Times writes.
Similar devices in some European countries, for example, can automatically go into standby mode when not in use, cutting power drawn by half, the Times writes. They can also go into an optional “deep sleep,” which can reduce energy consumption by about 95 percent compared with when the machine is active, the Times reports.
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