Question about "Instant On"

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by 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!

It's hard to advise someone on this.
Does the set have the original CRT? It's a great set, but well on in years.
If the CRT is original, it was probably used in the instant-on mode for several years of its life.
If so, I would leave the set powered on, all the time. Plug it in separately, instead of through the cable box.
I've seen owners do that with Zeniths. It seemed to take forever for the CRT to warm up.