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Originally Posted by acoolwelshbloke
Most electrical device when put into standby use 2/3 of power consumption so no doubt NTL's STB's are the same.
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Unlike 'most devices', cable STBs continue all their decoding and other functions whilst in standby. The only thing that they switch off is the display and UHF output. I did measure a Pace box a while ago - can't remember the figures but it was only a few % difference.