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Re0sLess
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14 July 2006 16:59
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According to engadget, The British government are planing to outlaw stanby mode on TV's,DVD's, PC's Etc. To help cut down on enegy wasteage, makes sence to me, but it seams a bit of a radical step!
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Scrappy
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14 July 2006 21:09
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That's outrageous! It means I have to reach over to my TV to turn it on!
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hobgoblin
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14 July 2006 21:45
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that sux in an attempt to make ppl more healthy and move more, why dont they just ban remote controls and force us to get up to change the channels again 
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Jammin
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14 July 2006 23:01
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I think its a good thing. If everyone turned everything off standby they could close one of our powerstations. Its a stupid amount of eleccy.
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16 July 2006 12:23
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Sounds like the best idea since sliced bread.
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Maz
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16 July 2006 15:15
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what next!?! "ban on led microwave and cooker displays!?"
Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.
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1_Ru13
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16 July 2006 16:30
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my tv is always on stand-by... why dont they just make it less energy consuming or sumthing. If the ban was to go ahead; people would start selling long poker sticks instead of remotes
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hobgoblin
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18 July 2006 18:27
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we could always go back to the old days when we all had remotes with cables plugged into the tv  classic ahh nostalgia is a bitch
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Mani
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19 July 2006 00:01
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feck that, they'll just changce the law so standby can use almost no power.
I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
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KendoMonkey
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20 July 2006 16:30
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I think the problem is that no matter how little power each TV alone might use on standby, all the TVs across the country add up to a fair amount.
Shit - I'm in two minds about this one. I think I'm against forcing companies to remove standby functions...but personally I try really hard not to put things in standby if I can just turn it off. Might save me 20p on my leccy bills, but it does add up around the house.
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Jammin
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20 July 2006 17:32
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normally u can save like £30 a year turning everything off standby!
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Felon
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20 July 2006 20:16
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I dont leave my tv on stand by, but saying that..I never turn my pc off, sky just gets left on and we ALLWAYS leave a landing light on in the evening.
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malis
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20 July 2006 20:21
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If you can't be arsed to move and turn your TV off you're a fool!
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25 July 2006 06:32
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um, my tv doesn't have an off button :s standby is the only 'off' mode it has. And does this mean VCR/DVD's will be the same? i'll neve know what time it is anymore :'(
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shagnastie
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25 July 2006 09:51
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Lo D3CYPH3R long time no see
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