Never saw that option on a TV here. What is the purpose though, between shutting it off or putting it on standby? Sue* ----- Original Message ----- > Standby mode is when you use the remote to switch off but leave the mains > power switched on. Just for lazy people like us! > > Brian --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/2002

Shutting it off means just that, switching off at the plug and removing the plug. Many people think it dangerous to leave an appliance plugged in when not using it. Standby means there is still power going to it which is what it is designed for otherwise why have the facility in the first place? And, of course, the "experts" say this is dangerous. Everyone to their own opinion. I'm off to bed. Brian List Admin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue M" <starshine166@attbi.com> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 12:57 AM Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] shutting down > Never saw that option on a TV here. What is the purpose though, between > shutting it off or putting it on standby? > Sue* > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > Standby mode is when you use the remote to switch off but leave the mains > > power switched on. Just for lazy people like us! > > > > Brian > > > > --- > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/2002 > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > Please change the Subject line when the subject of the reply > changes. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 21/01/2002

Invented by a man Sue ! You have to get off your posterior to switch off the T.V. To put it on standby, you use the remote control. Angela ----- Original Message ----- From: Sue M <starshine166@attbi.com> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 4:57 PM Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] shutting down > Never saw that option on a TV here. What is the purpose though, between > shutting it off or putting it on standby? > Sue* > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > Standby mode is when you use the remote to switch off but leave the mains > > power switched on. Just for lazy people like us! > > > > Brian > > > > --- > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/2002 > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > Please change the Subject line when the subject of the reply > changes. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I've never known a man to be allowed to touch the remote when there's a woman in the house! Brian List Admin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angela" <titina23@spidernet.com.cy> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] shutting down > Invented by a man Sue ! > > You have to get off your posterior to switch off the T.V. To put it on > standby, you use the remote control. > > Angela --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 21/01/2002

Standby on a tv here is, I think, when you switch the tv off at the set, but not at the wall plug. This means a red pilot light stays lit on the tv set. Fires can break out this way. The fire bobby told me when he checked our house out recently. He also told me he head never heard of a fire in a computer, but if I ever noticed the noise from the tower stop, it meant that the fan had gone off and I should get it looked at! Marj > Never saw that option on a TV here. What is the purpose though, between > shutting it off or putting it on standby? > Sue* --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 21/01/02

I wonder why things are so different, here and there. The only time this *might* be an issue is during a lightening storm but we have surge protectors on things like the TV and PC to protect them. Even when we are away on vacation/holiday we don't unplug anything. Sue* ----- Original Message ----- > Standby on a tv here is, I think, when you switch the tv off at the set, but > not at the wall plug. This means a red pilot light stays lit on the tv set. > Fires can break out this way. The fire bobby told me when he checked our > house out recently. He also told me he head never heard of a fire in a > computer, but if I ever noticed the noise from the tower stop, it meant that > the fan had gone off and I should get it looked at! > > Marj --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/2002