Reddit reviews Belkin Conserve Socket with Energy Saving Outlet
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Saves energy automatically by turning off TV peripherals when you turn off your TVThe Master Outlet detects when your TV is on or off and controls power to five Controlled outlets for DVD players, VCRs2 Not-Controlled outlets for continuous power to cable/satellite boxes and DVRs1080 Joules surge protection to protect sensitive electronics; $100,000 connected equipment warrantyShips in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
you could buy a smart power strip that senses when the TV is turned off, and thus cuts power to the Roku.
This shuts off the power to your outlet after 30 minutes, 3 hours, or 6 hours. I think it'll help me, since I plug my phone in to recharge at night, and I'm sure just a 3 or 6 hour-recharge will be adequate.
This turns off your DVD-player et al. when you turn off your TV. I wonder if it could be used for computers and computer accessories too.
I haven't purchased these items, but I plan to when I move next week.
Get yourself a Kill-a-Watt and test for yourself.
I have fixed some of this with my entertainment system by investing in one of these. It turns off power to peripherals if the TV itself is off--my Apple TV, DVD player, and connected computer are off-off when the TV's off. I keep my DVR hooked to the always-on plug so it can record things when I'm not home or not watching TV because I hate commercials that much and never watch live TV.
They make power strips that do that.
We bought something similar to [this surge protector] (http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Conserve-Socket-Energy-Saving/dp/B003P2UMQ2/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1376370015&sr=8-7&keywords=surge+protector+controller). We use our Xbox as the controller for everything else since we run all our TV and movies through it. It cuts power to the TV, sound, etc. when we turn it off.
Here is the model I have. It was half that price when I got it though...
How is your DAC powered?
And is your Belkin power bar one of the smart ones?
Those have a trigger port that shut off the whole power strip when the device hooked up to the trigger port is shut off.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003P2UMQ2
I'm using this power strip and the power situation is pretty stable but it's an apartment complex. Every once in a great while a surge but that's maybe a few times a year.
 
My computer does not reach the point of lighting up beyond the little power button on the mother board having light. I don't have the 'dongle diddly bopper thingamajig' you speak of. I don't recall if it every shut down without a BSOD warning (don't remember the specific warning either).
 
Is there another way I could test the power supply? Slightly paranoid now and maybe I should keep the new PSU just in case. Wondering if I just need to go back to MicroCenter and get yet another mobo but I'm starting to burn money left & right here :/
You can buy a "smart" power strip like this
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003P2UMQ2
so when the TV turns off it'll turn off everything else plugged into the strip.
The tv has usb port but it says service, not a feature of viewing anything off a flash drive, so i am unsure of the power output. I didnt think you could code the pi to "shutdown", but that would mean messing the code of rasplex i believe.
I think I found a simpler solution: smart power strips.
this one has one control plug i plug the tv into and it should turn off the other "control" devices once the tv is off. That should be the simplest solution that would cut the power to the pi once the tv is turned off, and turn on the power to the plug once the tv is turned on.
I am new to rasplex and the pi in general, there is no shutdown sequence like in windows correct? Its just unplug to turn off no matter what its doing?
Energy conservation!
There are "smart" power strips. You can have things turn on when other items turn on.
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Conserve-Socket-Energy-Saving/dp/B003P2UMQ2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1376607490&sr=8-3&keywords=smart+power+strip
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Conserve-Smart-F7C007q-Energy-Saving/dp/B003P2UMQ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322904556&sr=8-1
These are really nice and easier to use than trying to remember to turn off the power strip each time. Just plug the TV into the main plug and whenever you turn the TV off power to everything else on the strip is killed. That way only your TV is in standby instead of the whole media setup.
Thanks for all the replies, you all were a lot of help in deciding to move forward with this project. From brainstorming and reading replies, I had another question (and found a possible solution).
As far as work load/power consumption goes, would a HTPC running as a media server + having the ability with WMC to use a Cable Card to schedule/record be able to “sleep” when there is nothing recording, scheduled, or being used by a client to pull content, or is it always on?
For instance would WMC know to “wake up” the system when there is a scheduled recording?
Or if I'm watching a 2 hour movie on a Roku box and it ends, will the HTPC/server know that it doesn't need to work to serve? Is this where the NAS comes in? With the NAS can I record straight to it with WMC and use it as the live buffer, or would I have to install a fairly large hard drive in the HTPC with Cable Card?
From reading around, I think this would solve my Roku dilemma if the Plex app doesn't have a sleep timer. If anything I'd still use it so I wouldn't have to program two timers. - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003P2UMQ2
Thanks again guys, you all rock!
Thanks! I almost got this http://www.amazon.ca/Belkin-Conserve-Socket-Energy-Saving/dp/B003P2UMQ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406090507&sr=8-1&keywords=power+saver+belkin similar thing