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Re: How to Turn Off Apple TV

qdideas — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:15:56 -0000

This was a huge complaint with the first generation of the Apple TV. Between trying the sync and being constantly available, power off just wasn't an option. I have heard of people that manually power off/on the device (ie pull the plug) but inevitably the device gets corrupt or dies.

It's hard to blame Apple when you even admit that you are running the device in a way that wasn't intended--XMBC. :)

If you have already patched your Apple TV, can't you just SSH into the device and do a 'sudo shutdown' ?

Re: How to Turn Off Apple TV

Drgrafix — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:15:13 -0000

Just found this because I was searching (still am) with the hope that some genius has figured out a way to _safely_ power down the ATV. When I finish setting up my Gen1 ATV, I might be using it once or twice a week if that. I have DirecTV and Comcast Cable, so I have a gazillion channels to keep me occupied. My ATV is running XMBC and my only goal was to set it up as a video jukebox for archived movies on an external drive. If somebody is smart enough to hack into the ATV's software, you'd think figuring a way to power on/off wouldn't be that tough... but I profess no such skills. I just think leaving it on... even in "Standby" is unnecessary. We use the sleep function on our macs because we are _using_ them on a daily basis, sometimes for hours on end. Wasting _any_ electricity is not smart, and I know using a wall timer or pulling the plug is probably not good either. You wouldn't do that on your mac, would you? This question needs a green solution and one that will not "shock" the ATV. Apple is usually smarter than this... after all, you can power down a Mac, an iPhone, or an iPad... so why not an AppleTV?

Re: How to Turn Off Apple TV

den — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:14:38 -0000

The Apple TV consumes about 13W all the time it's on.

So I'd have to disagree, I think waiting 1 minute for it to boot is a small price to save 300 watt-hours a day.

I put a switch on mine, but I'd like to know (from someone who really knows) if there's any harm done by turning off the AC power.