The day ends and you choose turning your TV off by disconnecting the power strip directly. This eliminates the stand by energy consumption of your electronic devices, but it can affect the useful life of your Smart TV.
When turning your TV off it’s important to do it from the remote control or physical button first. Otherwise, you may end up damaging the internal processes of the operating system and the results will affect the useful life of your TV.
The motives for turning your TV off correctly
Turning off your TV directly from the power strip can prove to be very dangerous. There are several damages to the TV set that you may end up generating by doing this.
Turning on problems
If you disconnect the TV from the power strip, the internal processes stop and it may generate delays when turning the TV on. In the long run the problem gets worse.
Shorten useful life
Smart TV devices are made of complex and delicate circuits. If you turn them off from the power strip without pressing the Power button it hastens the wear off process and shortens the useful life of your device.
Exposing your TV to electric current peaks
Turning your TV off and on from the power strip may damage the internal components of the device. The TV is designed to be turned on and off individually form the Power button. If you unplug the power strip you may expose the TV set to electric current peaks. It’s important to avoid doing it regularly.
It impedes updates and maintenance processes
The Smart TV has an operating system and it needs updates to work properly. When you turn the TV off abruptly you may interrupt and update process. Sometimes the updating starts all over again but there are times when software errors appear.
Turning your Smart TV off properly
We have described the incorrect way of turning off your Smart TV. But there’s also a correct form. The best alternative is using the physical Power button from your device. If you do it from the remote control, the stand by energy consumption will continue.
In case you want to unplug the power strip, you first must turn the TV off from the Power button. That way you will protect your TV set.
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