Erm... how do I turn off my Apple TV?!

[suburbiton]

Please say it isn't by pressing menu several times to get back to the top level, selecting settings and then selecting Standby.

I'm hoping, like an iPod, there a 'press-and-hold' option.

Or there's always the 'pull-out-the-plug' option, but it seems a bit last century.

 

[Bye Bye Baby]

Nope- there is stand-by from the settings menu or un-plug her. There ain't no buttons and there ain't no off switch.

Cool has a price.

 

[suburbiton]

Oh. How *****! I thought Apple were trying to 'go green'.

 

[JAWWC]

Nope- there is stand-by from the settings menu or un-plug her. There ain't no buttons and there ain't no off switch.

Cool has a price.

Were did you get this info from? On the main menu screen press and hold play and it will go into standby.

 

[TheNightPhoenix]

Were did you get this info from? On the main menu screen press and hold play and it will go into standby.

He;'s talking about switching it off and not putting it in standby, Standby is just lick sleeping your mac, it doesn't shut down.

 

[kiranmk2]

In fact, standby on the aTV is worse - the wifi and harddrive are still active - isn't it something like 17 W idle "on" and 14 W standby. Hopefully, the next big update (3.0) will include an option to have a proper standby (all off bar the IR sensor). My LCD manages 1 W in standby, so there's no reason the aTV shouldn't be able to too.

 

[Keebler]

i put mine into standby and then turn it off if i won't be using it for a few hours.

it may be a small waste of energy, but added up, not so small

 

[ayale99]

First of all, the obvious MacRumors forum statement: This has been discussed many times. Try searching the forums!

Secondly: Somebody on the forum a while back did the math... in standby mode, the Apple TV will cost you $1 a month in electricity costs. Not too bad, but could be better. I imagine the next Apple TV will be "greener."

 

[Macmel]

what i normally do with things like this: plug it into an outlet rack with an ON/OFF button and switch on/off from there.

 

[minik]

Oh. How *****! I thought Apple were trying to 'go green'.

Yeap! I don't see any environmental status report or Energy Star compliant on the  tv page.

In fact, standby on the aTV is worse - the wifi and harddrive are still active - isn't it something like 17 W idle "on" and 14 W standby.

Worse?

 

[striatedglutes]

what i normally do with things like this: plug it into an outlet rack with an ON/OFF button and switch on/off from there.

This. Only way to cut it off entirely, even if you could turn it off. (vampire appliances, etc)

 

[kiranmk2]

Yeap! I don't see any environmental status report or Energy Star compliant on the  tv page.



Worse?

Worse than sleep on a mac (as in the post above). At least that cuts the wifi and drives.

 

[suburbiton]

I bought something from the Apple Store today and was given a lecture that Apple 'don't give carrier bags any more' cos of the environment.

FAIL

 

[Fonzijr1964]

I bought something from the Apple Store today and was given a lecture that Apple 'don't give carrier bags any more' cos of the environment.

FAIL

not true u just have to ask

 

[suburbiton]

Seems weird not 'shutting down' Apple TV before actually cutting the power.