“What is the proper way to completely shut down the TV? I tried using the remoter power button and the power button under the TV, both of which seems to set the TV to sleep mode, with the red indicator on (see attached picture). Thanks for the help.”
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The red indicator means that the TV is ready to receive commands from the remote, that is the normal 'off' mode. To shut off the red light, of course you could always manually unplug the TV or use a smart plug that is controlled by an app from your smart phone (I don't know if these options will cause you to lose any TV settings, and of course a smart plug also uses power in standby mode). If you do that, you can not turn the TV back on using the remote. If your main concern is energy consumption, you will find this TV uses very little electricity to stay in standby mode. According to the Quick Start Guide that comes with this TV, the standby power consumption is .5 watts. If you multiply that by 24 (hours per day) and by 365 (days in a year) and then divide by 1000 (to get kilowatts), you will see that the TV consumes 4.38 kilowatt-hours per year (if it was always in standby mode). In the US, the average price per kilowatt-hour (kWh) is $0.12, giving you a cost of $0.53 per year. That is comparable to having a 100 watt lamp on for 4.38 hours, or a 60 watt equivalent LED light bulb on for approximately 43.8 hours. According to the FTC energy guide that came with this TV, in 1 year we will use approximately $0.35 in standby power and another $23.41 while the TV is on. They figure 5 hours of usage per day. They round that to $24 per year. However, having said that, it is not only the TV using energy when not in use. We have many 'wall warts' and other standby power supplies that may account for as much as 20% of your monthly electricity bill. That could be 4 percent of our country's electricity, or 20 average size power plants.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Press the red button at the top of your remote and your TV will shut off. The red light on the TV will stay on showing you have power if you want to turn your TV back on. It works the same as most electronic products including your computer showing you have power if and when you choose to use it.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.to properly shut down this TV please go to Settings. System > Power.
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