Power Usage Increase With Tivos?

[newsshooterderek]

Since I got my 62" Mits HD TV and HD Tivo, my electric bill has gone up a huge amount. I'm just wondering if others have noticed a large increase in their bills?

[alv]

I would think it is the TV much more than the Tivo. Between everything in my home theater, my bill is relatively large

[newsposter]

tv ...take a look at your owners manual...i think my 57 inch crt is like 200-300 watts....using 12+ hours a day...feel the joy

[Dilerium]

Does that really make the electric bill jump that much? Surely the TV doesn't use as much juice as the fridge or the air-conditioner.

Around here, the per KWH charge goes up in the summer at the same time usage goes up (I live in Texas where temps approach 100F this time of year).

[Stanley Rohner]

Install compact florescent bulbs in every light fixture in the house to offset the increased electric bill due to the TV.

[HofstraJet]

Here's a thread on TiVo power consumption (the thread is about SD TiVos, but the numbers should be very close): http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=286409

[dbish]

My HDTivo (HR10-250) consumes 37 watts when running. I figured that out to be around a buck a month.