Anyone know how to turn it off?

[nippyjun]

Since apple designed this to be "on" all the time weather truely on or in standby mode, could there be any harm with unplugging it every day?

 

[imlucid]

Since apple designed this to be "on" all the time weather truely on or in standby mode, could there be any harm with unplugging it every day?

Shouldn't be. Some people plug the ATV into a powerstrip and just turn it off/on that way.

Kevin

 

[Avatar74]

 

[PROJECT359]

Yup, mine turns itself on too. I'm wondering if it's picking up a infrared signal off my TV remote/Satellite/DVD!

Perfectly normal. The AppleTV checks for updates every week. As such, the unit will wake from sleep until you put it back into sleep mode.

 

[whynot83706]

Yes. With the screensaver you get a display on the TV (you have a choice about what is displayed). With sleep mode you get no display.

The Apple TV is supposedly still able to sync with the Mac in either mode.

If the TV is in the sleep mode, does it generate same amount of heat?

 

[Doctor Q]

If the TV is in the sleep mode, does it generate same amount of heat?

Since it should certainly be "less than or equal" heat, I put it to sleep when not in use. I can't find any statement about it by Apple, and I haven't done an informal experiment on it.

Interestingly, Apple's Knowledge Base Article 305356 ("Apple TV may feel warm to touch") says

It is normal that your Apple TV may feel warm when touched. Your Apple TV is designed to operate quietly in an environment warmer than room temperature, including within media cabinets.​

while their Apple TV Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information manual says

Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.​

I guess they don't think amplifiers are ever in media cabinets!

 

[Sean Dempsey]

I'm going to plug it into the outlets on the back of my receiver, a yamaha RX-V663.

I'll post back in a week and let you know if it had any negative side effects.

 

[EricNau]

It's been driving me crazy. It doesn't bother me that it draws a small amount of power (does this make me a bad person?), but it really does bother me that the HDD is always spinning. ...I wish sleep mode would at least power down the HDD.

Does sleep mode do anything other than disable the output?

 

[Scott6666]

Since apple designed this to be "on" all the time weather truely on or in standby mode, could there be any harm with unplugging it every day?

It would make me uncomfortable pulling out the plug every day. I once told a "Genius" that I very occasionally pulled out the plug on my iMac when my kid is too slow to log off when being told it's bedtime or time to go somewhere (and I mean she takes 15-20 mins to log off) and the Genius cringed and said its a bad idea to pull the plug on computers; will ultimately damage it. Not that I typically believe that the Geniuses have any particular technical insight into anything complex but...

 

[Sean Dempsey]

It would make me uncomfortable pulling out the plug every day. I once told a "Genius" that I very occasionally pulled out the plug on my iMac when my kid is too slow to log off when being told it's bedtime or time to go somewhere (and I mean she takes 15-20 mins to log off) and the Genius cringed and said its a bad idea to pull the plug on computers; will ultimately damage it. Not that I typically believe that the Geniuses have any particular technical insight into anything complex but...

Doubt that is the same with the ATV. How are you supposed to move it if you can't unplug it? There's no off option, so if you move, want to use it in a different room, whatever, it has to be unplugged with on.