Fw: Re: Electrisave protocol / PC Interface

[Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I use the CBUS DLT for this on the wall - and use relays and IR
outputs
from Comfort to control the Amp that is in Node 0 for the lounge plasma.

But not with Sonos. There is a audio detector for about $100 you can get -
not tried it myself. You could use that to drive a relay to fire off an IR
signal.

G.

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I need to get an AV receiver AMP for the Sonos/TV/Tivo/Xbox in the
living room to drive my 5.1 setup

Ideally I don't want to be turning the amp on each time I pick up the
Sonos/TV/Tivo remote so is it possible to get clever amps that will
wake-up when see an audio input turning on like from the Sonos etc.

Or am I talking rubish as there wouldn't there be much power consumed
with no audio on the line input, any ideas folks?

Andy


-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jon Payne
Sent: 05 June 2007 10:37
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Electrisave protocol / PC Interface

In a similar vein, I have my surround amp turn everything else on/off
(tv, cd player, dvd player, front speakers amp (an old audiolab - better
quality than the surround amp)), unfortunately via a relay (in an old
plugin timer case) because the surround amp switched output is limited
to 100W (and has no earth).

I have now also changed my media and remote access server (140W) to
hiberate itself (it doesn't support standby) at midnight and wake up at
6am so reducing it's running cost. I wanted to replace it with an energy
efficient Athlon X2 costing <150quid and taking <2years to pay for
itself (and being a fair bit faster) but we're super tight on cash at
the moment so it'll have to wait....

Jon

----- Original Message ----
From: Steve P Cooper <scooper24@xxxxxxx>
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, 5 June, 2007 10:17:14 AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Electrisave protocol / PC Interface


On the energy saving front I can recommend the electrisave.  When you
realise how much the shower or the tumble dryer actually costs you do
moderate your usage quite a bit.

Also worth the money is the intelliplug
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-8371.aspx

You plug your tv or computer into the main socket and all the extra bits
DVD, Surround Sound, Printer etc into the other sockets when the
tv/computer goes off it turn everything else off too.  Saving loads off
standby energy.

Steve




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That's the one :) It was in one of the nested threads.

Craig wrote:
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> > The Savaplugs have sadly been proved to be useless in domestic
> > applications. The company the was selling them has already had
trading
> > standers jumping up and down on them. I can't for the life of me
> > remember where I read it as it was a while ago, but the advise it
to
> > avoid them.
>
> Maybe this post, from my question a few months back:
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> http://www.ukha-archive.com/ml/ukhad/2007-mar/msg00548.html
> <http://www.ukha-archive.com/ml/ukhad/2007-mar/msg00548.html>
>
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