Turning Off Your Superhub At Night?

[ash88uk]

Should I turn my superhub off before I go to bed or doesn't it matter? what does everyone else do?

[thenry]

I leave mine on. It was calculated by a member on here that it costs literally nothing to keep it running all year.

edit: comments made here: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33675881-superhub-firmware-beta-test-page-44.html

[ash88uk]

Thanks.

I was more concerned with if there are any over-heating concerns with the Superhub etc.

[thenry]

I wouldn't worry too much about over heating. I've monitored mine and it hardly heats up. VM wont max the thing out neither so again, don't worry about it if its working.

[kenoliver]

I leave mine on. It was calculated by a member on here that it costs literally nothing to keep it running all year.

edit: comments made here: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33675881-superhub-firmware-beta-test-page-44.html

Well not exactly will cost about £1.30 per month running 24/7 (in my case), as a comparison my TiVo box costs me £2.70 again running 24/7

The Hub as quite a high power consumption at 12.7 watts, more than the unit it replaced in my case,

"Calculation"
At 12.7w it takes 79 hours to use a unit, 720 hours in a 30 day month, 720 div 79 = 9.11 units per month 9.11 x your unit rate to get total

But I leave mine on 24/7 as well

The main reason I would switch it off is, those over bright pesky status lights, I have them tapped up, but the light just gets reflected back into the HUB and out the top grill :cool:

[Ken W]

Well not exactly will cost about £1.30 per month running 24/7 (in my case), as a comparison my TiVo box costs me £2.70 again running 24/7

The Hub as quite a high power consumption at 12.7 watts, more than the unit it replaced in my case,

"Calculation"
At 12.7w it takes 79 hours to use a unit, 720 hours in a 30 day month, 720 div 79 = 9.11 units per month 9.11 x your unit rate to get total

But I leave mine on 24/7 as well

The main reason I would switch it off is, those over bright pesky status lights, I have them tapped up, but the light just gets reflected back into the HUB and out the top grill :cool:

I switch all mine off when I am not using BB, My Samsung 3100 V+ box comsumes 18 Watts in standby so that is only on when I am watch TV or set to record.

[kenoliver]

I switch all mine off when I am not using BB, My Samsung 3100 V+ box comsumes 18 Watts in standby so that is only on when I am watch TV or set to record.

Well I think you have got it right:)

And in fairness I did the same as you with my V+, but with TiVo it's a bit different, I have suggestions switched on and some are recorded during the night

The good thing is that the TiVo box is a bit better on power consumption than the V+ (IMO)

As for Broadband, well I have a VM S/Hub working well as a modem,

So I am reluctant to switch it off as it may not start up again with the same configuration:shocked: