Switch off every day or not.

[Carles]

Hi,

Does some problem exist leaving the connected PCH all day, or is it better to turn off it if you don't use it?

Thanks.

[chris57]

I have had mine on virtually 24/7 since last November, in standby it runs at 6watts.

[BaileyMoto]

Carles Wrote:Hi,

Does some problem exist leaving the connected PCH all day, or is it better to turn off it if you don't use it?

Thanks.

It's probably a good idea to unplug it now and again to give a nice reboot. I find I have to reboot mine every few weeks or so, otherwise I start getting some minor issues with MKV playback. Minor setback for such a great mkv player, though.

[spawn]

chris57 Wrote:I have had mine on virtually 24/7 since last November, in standby it runs at 6watts.

Exactly the same here

BaileyMoto Wrote:It's probably a good idea to unplug it now and again to give a nice reboot

A softreboot will do the same - no need to physically unplug.
Just hit "power" followed by "usb eject" to soft reboot whenever theres a need for a clearing of memory usage on the PCH.

[Carles]

Ok,

Only I asked it, because after last night utrn on in standbye, I noticed it very hot, but I suppose that it will be normal...


Thanks to all.

[Metallifux]

I have mine plugged into one of those 8 way extensions that kills power to certain sockets when the item plugged into the master socket (in my case the tv) is switched off. I did notice last night that it had lost all my settings and shares and I had to reset them. Thought they would have been held in the firmware or HD somewhere else non-volatile.

[Ferderkin]

chris57 Wrote:I have had mine on virtually 24/7 since last November, in standby it runs at 6watts.

Chris, how can you tell you're in standby mode? It seems to me that all 3 remote combinations to control the power (on and off, delete, eject) on the PH seems to do roughly the same thing to the PH. If I hit them enough times, I eventually get a black screen. I can't get it to completely switch off (leds off) no matter what I use. I surely thought this would be fixed in the latest firmware, but alas, no. And I've tried every combination and variation of those buttons to make sure I'm pushing them correctly. It just doesn't seem to do anything different, so I've been yanking the plug out when I'm done using it for the day. Stupid, but if there's no other way to shut this thing down, what else can you do?? I'm not at all convinced that the remote is working the same for everyone, even at the same firmware level.