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Anyone know how to turn it off?

Doctor Q said:
It always makes me cringe to pull power on a booted operating system with a hard drive. But I suppose the Apple TV is designed to take it.
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I thought of that, too. In that regard, it makes me a little uneasy not knowing if it can be turned off.

By the way, yes, it does sync when in standby mode. It is even listed as a device in iTunes when in standby.

Also, I find it a little odd that they have that nice start up movie the first time you turn it on but if it is never truly off you will only see that movie once, or after a power failure. So, why go to the trouble of putting that movie on it (not to mention using up (admittedly only a little) more HD space) for something that will be seen rarely?
 
DVDSP said:
Also, I find it a little odd that they have that nice start up movie the first time you turn it on but if it is never truly off you will only see that movie once, or after a power failure. So, why go to the trouble of putting that movie on it (not to mention using up (admittedly only a little) more HD space) for something that will be seen rarely?
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First impressions are important, so a splashy welcome gives people a warm fuzzy feeling right away. Mac models have done the same thing, playing a friendly animated welcome during first-time setup. Luckily, the size of the mini-movie is insignificant for that size disk.
 
It seems like Apple should make the sleep mode for Apple TV the same as every other Mac - everything with the exception of RAM is powered off ...or like an iPod - have it remain in sleep for a certain number of hours, and after that time it hibernates.

Then there really wouldn't be the need for a power button.
 
Doctor Q said:
Mac models have done the same thing, playing a friendly animated welcome during first-time setup.
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I have to admit, I like setting up new Macs 'cause of that. When I was setting up my mom's Mac mini last year she got all annoyed by it, rolled her eyes and said "Oh, no. Am I going to have to put up with THAT every time I turn it on?". She was relieved to hear that she wouldn't. Then she became annoyed that she couldn't find Solitaire preloaded on it. Seriously.
 
aristobrat said:
I think it's hot because to make it a virtually silent device, it doesn't have a fan blowing air out of the case.

I don't know if you can necessarily equate the fact that it's hot to it using a lot of electricity.
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The Apple TV does have a fan. I guess it just turns on when the CPU/GPU temp is too high. Or it's so quiet it sounds like just the drive spinning.
 
The sheer volume of heat it emits along with the hdd access noise periodically - combined with the fact I don't like yanking out the power cord - has made me invest in some remote controlled power-off switches. I would love to say that I was going to do this anyway being green-minded! :eek:

Nice simple switch to put on the wall, and it'll turn off: :apple:TV, iPod/dock/charger, HDTV, xbox 360, high gain aerial & 2.1 speakers. I'll be getting the same set for the lounge if I'm impressed. £20 well spent, which I may see saved in energy bills in the next year.
 
I just plugged my Apple TV into my Watt meter. Here are the readings...

In Menu mode, nothing playing = 20 Watts
Widescreen Movie Trailer (HD?) playing = 22 Watts
In Standby Mode = 17 Watts

It's dissapointing that Apple TV doesn't power down to 4-5 watts in standby mode, like the mac mini. Also, It should self power down after a set time of non-use. I guess the good news is that 20 watts isn't a huge power draw, and shouldn't put a large amount of heat in your house. Remember, In winter time these devices actually assist your homes heating needs a little.
 
most interesting question. I would categorize this as a design flaw. lol,

funny nobody ever thought about it in more than 2 weeks?
 
I really hope this is not the way Apple intends to move all of their products towards in the future. Electronics that use standby power consumption (collectively) consume mass amounts of electricity, thus contributing to carbon output.

There really should be an option offered if the user wants to turn off their :apple: TV.

The iPhone appears to work the same way, without a clear answer if you can turn it completely off or not. This product is a little different, since it is still consuming power when asleep, it is not (technically) contributing to carbon output because it is using rechargeable batteries which are more environmentally friendly.
 
I'd like to see a restart option in the settings menu too!
that way i can show off the fancy splash video without having to unplug it from the wall!
 
spencecb said:
I really hope this is not the way Apple intends to move all of their products towards in the future. Electronics that use standby power consumption (collectively) consume mass amounts of electricity, thus contributing to carbon output.

There really should be an option offered if the user wants to turn off their :apple: TV.
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Absolutely. If Apple want Greenpeace off their backs they need to sort this out. It's abolutely rediculous in this age of hightened environmental awareness that the device can't be turned off.
 
flemingljr said:
I just plugged my Apple TV into my Watt meter. Here are the readings...

In Menu mode, nothing playing = 20 Watts
Widescreen Movie Trailer (HD?) playing = 22 Watts
In Standby Mode = 17 Watts

It's dissapointing that Apple TV doesn't power down to 4-5 watts in standby mode, like the mac mini. Also, It should self power down after a set time of non-use. I guess the good news is that 20 watts isn't a huge power draw, and shouldn't put a large amount of heat in your house. Remember, In winter time these devices actually assist your homes heating needs a little.
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Nice post. sounds like they may have a glitch in the os. I don't see a reason (other sheer speed and readiness) that it has to be using 17 watts doing nothing.
 
EricNau said:
It seems like Apple should make the sleep mode for Apple TV the same as every other Mac - everything with the exception of RAM is powered off ...or like an iPod - have it remain in sleep for a certain number of hours, and after that time it hibernates.

Then there really wouldn't be the need for a power button.
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Hold down the play button for about 5 seconds, it will goto sleep.
 
MacRookie714 said:
Has anyone noticed the :apple:TV turning on by itself?
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As a matter of fact, yes. Yesterday my wife was working from home. At lunch she turned on the TV and the Apple TV was on with the screen saver running. I am positive that I turned it off (OK, to standby) on Thursday night and she says she went nowhere near the remote all day. She had started up iTunes earlier though, I'm wondering if that had anything to do with it (although, it usually doesn't).
 
DVDSP said:
As a matter of fact, yes. Yesterday my wife was working from home. At lunch she turned on the TV and the Apple TV was on with the screen saver running. I am positive that I turned it off (OK, to standby) on Thursday night and she says she went nowhere near the remote all day. She had started up iTunes earlier though, I'm wondering if that had anything to do with it (although, it usually doesn't).
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I just tried putting my :apple: TV to sleep, and then when I opened iTunes, the light on the :apple: TV came on. If only it shut itself off.
 
rodti said:
I think holding down the play/pause button disables the video output, but the unit it still on.
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Yeah, the Apple TV never really "sleeps". The only thing it does is kill the video and power down the drive. However, the unit is still running normally. This can be quite easily verified by the fact you can still see it in iTunes at all times. Plus pinging works while it's sleeping.
 
Forced Perfect said:
Yeah, the Apple TV never really "sleeps". The only thing it does is kill the video and power down the drive. However, the unit is still running normally. This can be quite easily verified by the fact you can still see it in iTunes at all times. Plus pinging works while it's sleeping.
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Confirmed. I'm connected to my AppleTV right this minute via SSH and mucking about in the file system, but the light on the front of the unit is off.
 
I've set the Screensaver to off, then I put the unit to sleep, this morning it was still hot to the touch but not blazing as it was before. When I go on vacation I will definately yank the Plug.
 
rodti said:
Confirmed. I'm connected to my AppleTV right this minute via SSH and mucking about in the file system, but the light on the front of the unit is off.
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Also, this morning I added a new album to iTunes and it synced to the AppleTV, but the light was still off. It appears to run 24/7 unless you unplug it, with the play/pause button doing nothing more than disabling output. I expect this would work nicely with a TV which will enter or come out of standby state when a signal appears/disappears from the AppleTV.
 
ethernet76 said:
I'd just set up a power strip with the TV, DVD player, etc. It's easier to flick that off with your foot as you walk buy instead of physically removing the plug from the socket every time.

Conversely it's not that hard to install a switch to turn a plug on or off. I have three laptops running off an electric circuit that has a light switch.

Or there is the clapper. Don't see why that wouldn't work.
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Do you have a stereo receiver? If so you could plug it in to it and when you shut off your stereo the Atv would shut off as well.

just a thought
 
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