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  1. J

    VIP 612 DVR - not Energy Star

    I guess I'm a little surprised at the tone of the last two posts. I was only bringing up a point that I noticed. I'm very aware of what devices are really energy hogs and by changing my "grid presence" is kind of ridiculous. I could just plug everything in a power strip and when I don't want...
  2. J

    VIP 612 DVR - not Energy Star

    It's not a lot of money a month or year but according to my electric company rate it comes out to about $38.00/yr. My 52" Samsung TV using around 200 watts when on, but about 2-3 watts in standby(off). Bit it doesn't have a hard drive. The Kill-A-Watt meter is a nice device and when I first...
  3. J

    VIP 612 DVR - not Energy Star

    Recently subscribed with Dish Network and happy with the HD picture quality. After learning as much as possible with the new VIP612 DVR features and functions I was a little disappointed the receiver is not, I believe, Energy Star rated. The User's Guide states the Inactivity Standby feature...
  4. J

    Welcome New Members! (Please Say HI here!)

    Hey SatGuys...Gals :eek:Nice to join. Just started with Dish Network. I took down the DirectTV and subscribed to Dish. The DirectTV was my own hardware dating back to about 1994 or 95. I've been researching the posts for Dish Receivers and I will be posting about my VIP612 not being Energy...