• RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 hours ago

    I can’t turn my tv entirely off without cutting power to it because of the standby light. Same thing for my laptop. The switch is typically not hidden behind things because that is really annoying. Power switch in my room that I use is right next to my bed, can turn the light off without leaving bed.

    Things that don’t get moved don’t get unplugged because why bother when you hit the switch and it’s entirely off, and actually entirely off unlike what most of my devices do when ‘off’ but powered

    • Anivia@feddit.org
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      6 hours ago

      Keep in mind modern TVs have very low standby drain, and if it’s an OLED then unplugging it or turning off the outlet instead of letting it stay in standby will actually slowly break your panel