05-May-2017, 06:01
During winter season I do not much care about the energy loss through heat of Phantoms as our heaters in the living room are electric. So the total energy balance is neutral. I also expect that in the future (with the shift from carbon to renewable energy) the ecosystem will shift to electric heating, electric cars.... During summer time we do not need heating, so indeed the Phantoms waste too much energy. Maybe the components in the Phantom and Dialog live longer when they are less exposed to strain/stress of temperature gradients being turned on/off several times a day. The elevated temperature reduces lifetime but overall the MTBF is longer at constant temperature. Longer life also results in less energy waste. However, I cannot quantify the above, maybe Devialet could.
