Question about "Instant On"

[Sean730]

Hello everyone,

My question is simple, if I have a cable box with a switched AC outlet, can I just let the box switch the set fully on and off? Or would it be better to power the box on first, wait a moment, and turn the set on with it's power switch?

Now the specifics...

The set is my 1971 RCA CTC-44A Trans-Vista console plugged into a Comcast/Motorola cable box with the switched AC outlet in back. I have been switching on the cable box first and then flipping the power bar on the TV after several seconds. When I'm done watching, I flip the power bar on the TV off first and then the cable box.

I didn't want to assume anything, since the set was designed to technically be "on" all the time....

Any thoughts or opinions are welcome and appreciated!