How to disable Auto Turn on function - wish list in next Firmware update.

[kraemer_sg]

Wholeheartedly supporting your point!

[TonyPh12345]

Guys, it's a dead horse.

When your TV is plugged in, it is in STANDBY mode.   It is drawing power, and the CPU and operating system are running.)

When the WDTV Lives are turned off, they are dead rocks.   The only current is the "vampire" current leaked by the power supply, and a small trickle current controlling the IR receiver.

Even the CLOCK in these things now have a BATTERY because they clock is otherwise unpowered when the device is turned off.

http://community.wdc.com/t5/General-Discussions/Ability-to-disable-auto-power-on-when-WDTV-LIVE-is-p...

[Scandy]

I realize that this is a dead horse in the sense that WD will never change this behavior, but they can change this if they wanted to. Just because the CPU and everything else is powered off, you can still make it turn itself off after the AC is plugged in. Believe me, it can be done (I have done this with many devices that I have designed).

I know it will never be changed but I still like to post my honest opinion.

[kraemer_sg]

Whatever you're saying, TonyPh.

When I plug in my tv, a little LED comes on and the TV is in standby.

When I plug in my computer, it is in standby (S5, but whatever)

When I plug in the WDTV live, it boots up and remains on.

That's all that's been said and the behaviour is annoying.

[TonyPh12345]

>>>  That's all that's been said and the behaviour is annoying.

No, people are demanding that WD change the firmware to address it.  All I am saying is that it very likely CANNOT be changed in FIRMWARE.   It's a HARDWARE DESIGN function.

[kraemer_sg]

Just to clear this:

Of course, I didn't mean anybody's (or your) behaviour, I meant the behavour of the device.

Apart from that, do we have any word fom WD that it is a hardware issue?

Whatever, I don't want to start another discussion.