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After noticing how warm my brand new Wii gets when it is in Standby mode, I decided to rectify that and turn it off completely when I'm not using it. The manual (and N website) specifically states that turning standby mode off would only affect WiiConnect24 when I wasn't using the console.

Wrong.

Any time I want to use the News or Weather Channel, I have to go in and turn Standby mode back on in order to access it. Now I don't use either of these channels all that much, and they aren't really important to me. However it's damn annoying to know that something should be working the way it's stated to, and it not be. I get the message 'WiiConnect24 is turned off. Please go to settings and change.' Or some crap like that.
 
Some channels depend on WiiConnect24 in order to operate properly, as you have learned. WiiConnect24 depends on stand-by mode. So of course, you can't have one without the other, and unfortunately that means you can't use some channels without WiiConnect24.

Your system is supposed to get warm in stand-by mode. Yeah, its a little odd, and sometimes it feels like its a little too hot, but that's how the system was designed. It shouldn't cause a problem unless your system is in some position where it doesn't circulate enough air or in an area thats abnormally hot all the time.

I hope in the future, some channels are updated to allow it to work with WC24 off or on.
 
Sadly, that is the way it works.

Your system doesn't get warm enough to do any harm to it in standby (mine's been in standby for a week now. It's warm and "on" but it's not overheating or anything). If it's a concern, you gotta just not have those features available because they depend on dabbing data when the console is off. If you want to use them, you shouldn't have any worries about leaving it in Standby. If it's getting REALLY hot, you should give Nintendo a call and see what they say.
 
Well, the problem I have is heat=energy. Even though N says it is supposed to use a minimal amount, it still seems like a lot.

It should have been a no-brainer to allow the channels to connect automatically when chosen. I, too, hope it's in an update.
 
Instead of turning off WiiConnect just hold down the power button until you get a red light on your Wii and that will turn off the machine completely. When you turn it back on Wiiconnect24 will be working.
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']You sir, are a genius. Thanks.[/quote]Let us know if that actually works, or if it just makes the data in the channels really out of date.
 
[quote name='daroga']Let us know if that actually works, or if it just makes the data in the channels really out of date.[/QUOTE]

It works in the respect I don't need to manually turn on Standby each time I want to check, lets say, the weather. Took a second for it to load and tell me what the weather was (only slightly longer than it took for me to stick my hand outside my open door and determine it for myself). Didn't verify it's accuracy, just that it worked.

In other words, I think it calls up the latest data.
 
Ah ha, I had thought from your first post that you were doing what trip1ex suggested. Apparently you had gone into the settings and turned standby off instead?

And if you want to know the official specs, I believe it's outputting about 10W when it's off. So a sixth of the energy of a lightbulb.
 
[quote name='botticus']Ah ha, I had thought from your first post that you were doing what trip1ex suggested. Apparently you had gone into the settings and turned standby off instead?

And if you want to know the official specs, I believe it's outputting about 10W when it's off. So a sixth of the energy of a lightbulb.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that's exactly it.

Is that with Standby on, or off?

I've gotten into the habit lately of turning off my computer at night instead of leaving it on 24/7 in order to save a little electricity. Figured I'd do the same for the Wii. The thing does get warm. I had some DVDs next to it while I was organizing the cords in my EC, and when I removed the DVDs they were warm to the touch. I don't know if it's just the plastic, but it's warmer in standby mode than my 360 or PS2 (with HDD) get while running.
 
I imagine it does feel warmer, because the fan's not running. Once you actually turn it on and wait a few minutes it actually cools.
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']Yeah, that's exactly it.

Is that with Standby on, or off?

I've gotten into the habit lately of turning off my computer at night instead of leaving it on 24/7 in order to save a little electricity. Figured I'd do the same for the Wii. The thing does get warm. I had some DVDs next to it while I was organizing the cords in my EC, and when I removed the DVDs they were warm to the touch. I don't know if it's just the plastic, but it's warmer in standby mode than my 360 or PS2 (with HDD) get while running.[/quote]I believe that was with standby on. The fan doesn't run when it's on standby, hence the heat builds slightly, but not to damaging levels (unless it's defective). The 360 and PS3 are putting out about 10 times that much energy while they're running, but obviously the fans blowing keep the temps down.

Oops, I was off by a bit. 15-20W for the Wii. But still 10 times higher for the others.

http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-356-2.htm

With consoles off/in standby:
http://www.hardcoreware.net/image.php?src=5479&ts=1172044985
 
I've had my Wii in standby mode since launch day. As has been stated above, unless your Wii is defective or you have it in an extremely enclosed area, you should be just fine.

Hell, I've had my PS2 in standby since October 2000 with no problems.
 
Like the OP said, just hold down the off button for about 10 seconds until it turns red, and you should be fine when you want to use the internet
 
I was actually going to make a post about how hot the Wii gets when it's on standby. I felt it last night, and it's fucking hot. Like if-I-leave-my-hand-on-it-it'll-scald-me hot. Should I just turn it on every once and a while to get the fan running?
 
Many people refuse to believe it, but the Wii gets very hot in standby mode if you do not leave it in the vertical position. I already showed pictures of my warped console, but I am repeatedly told that was my own fault or my system is sketchy. I am pretty sure that the Wii just gets really hot when in standby mode in the horizontal position. Turning it off by holding down the Power button is all you have to do to assuage this, and information in the Weather/News channels is up-to-date when you go to check them out.
 
[quote name='Mr. Anderson']I was actually going to make a post about how hot the Wii gets when it's on standby. I felt it last night, and it's fucking hot. Like if-I-leave-my-hand-on-it-it'll-scald-me hot. Should I just turn it on every once and a while to get the fan running?[/quote]

There's something wrong with your Wii then, or you don't have it in a well-ventilated area.
 
[quote name='daroga']Let us know if that actually works, or if it just makes the data in the channels really out of date.[/quote]

OMG... this has been talked about a while back... anyhow, i have been using this method for a while until i got tired of it. Yes, you still need to get your ass up and press and hold for 3 secs... No, you can't do this using the Wiimote.
 
i turned the fucking wii24 off totally... this allows me to power off the Wii using the wiimote and w/o worrying about the "heat."

I agree that the heat is nothing to worry about, but it's still kinda waste of energy though, especially you have an air conditioned room. Anyhow, i don't see the point to have the Wii in standby mode at all. Why? Oh, so you can surf the net, check the weather, news... oh please :roll:
 
[quote name='lebowsky']I've had my Wii in standby mode since launch day. As has been stated above, unless your Wii is defective or you have it in an extremely enclosed area, you should be just fine.

Hell, I've had my PS2 in standby since October 2000 with no problems.[/quote]
Different standy modes. The Wii standby mode that everyone here is refering to is the Wii's standby connection mode, which keeps the Wii connected to the intarweb at all times. The PS2's standby mode is the same as most any electronics device, which the Wii has, as well.
 
Mine gets pretty warm sometimes, but no warmer than if i was playing it, and I just leave it on sometimes anyway.

I'd probably be a little more concerned if I didn't live in an apartment complex that paid my utilities for me.
 
So holding down the power button for 10 seconds sends the Wii into more of a true "off" mode? That's good to know. I really don't need a device pulling power just so I can...get a weather update? :)

Out of curiosity, does the remote wake it up from it's "true off" mode, or is blue tooth disabled too?
 
[quote name='Wolfpup']So holding down the power button for 10 seconds sends the Wii into more of a true "off" mode? That's good to know. I really don't need a device pulling power just so I can...get a weather update? :)

Out of curiosity, does the remote wake it up from it's "true off" mode, or is blue tooth disabled too?[/quote]I'm not entirely sure it really totally 100% shuts it off since the remote can still be used to turn it on. But it's probably lower than the already-silly-low WiiConnect24 mode.

I'm guessing the only way to truly cut all power is to unplug it. I assume the same is true of the 360 or the PS3 when they're able to be turned on via the controllers.
 
Turned it off as well. No need to have it wasting electric while its just gathering dust anyway, and I couldn't give a shit less about any of the channels anyway.
 
[quote name='botticus']I believe the remote will still turn it on, but it can't turn it "off."[/QUOTE]

[quote name='daroga']I'm not entirely sure it really totally 100% shuts it off since the remote can still be used to turn it on. But it's probably lower than the already-silly-low WiiConnect24 mode.

I'm guessing the only way to truly cut all power is to unplug it. I assume the same is true of the 360 or the PS3 when they're able to be turned on via the controllers.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, sounds like holding down the power button puts it in a normal "off" state you'd expect for a piece of consumer electrons.

So does that mean you can't use some of the channels at all? At any rate, I'm going to power it down with that method when I get mine. I don't see the point in blowing extra power (even if it's only 5 or 10 watts or whatever) just for features I won't really use, that should be able to get updated when the system turns on anyway.

Too bad you can't turn it off from the remote though. It's incredibly lazy of me, but there are times with my PS2 where I'm dead tired and wish I could shut it off from the controller like I can with the 360 :D
 
[quote name='Wolfpup'] Too bad you can't turn it off from the remote though. It's incredibly lazy of me, but there are times with my PS2 where I'm dead tired and wish I could shut it off from the controller like I can with the 360 :D[/quote]I'll confess, when I was reading this thread and hearing people suggest that my first thought was, "Yeah, but then you have to get up and go ALL THE WAY OVER to the console to power it down." I'm very lazy I guess. ;) Console power buttons on wireless controllers = best thing ever.
 
[quote name='Wolfpup']Yeah, sounds like holding down the power button puts it in a normal "off" state you'd expect for a piece of consumer electrons.

So does that mean you can't use some of the channels at all? At any rate, I'm going to power it down with that method when I get mine. I don't see the point in blowing extra power (even if it's only 5 or 10 watts or whatever) just for features I won't really use, that should be able to get updated when the system turns on anyway.

Too bad you can't turn it off from the remote though. It's incredibly lazy of me, but there are times with my PS2 where I'm dead tired and wish I could shut it off from the controller like I can with the 360 :D[/quote]

My point exactly... the Wii24 mode is weird in my book, i don't know why it's designed that way. When i power off the PS3, it's powered off, but yet, it's connected to the net as long as the wireless network is working.

The other reason i turned the Wii24 off is that the weather channel is not really that accurate! I realized that it's only good state-wise, i want to have local stats...
 
You can also put the Wii on a power strip and just turn off the power strip when you want to shut it off.

Yeah if you keep Wiiconnect24 on your news channel won't have to download content when you first go into it (at least not as often.) I haven't conducted any tests, but it seems that way.

Also I believe your system has to reconnect wirelessly to your router when you go from a completely off state (red light) to on and that may sometimes take a minute or two. And you may get some 'internet not ready' messages if try and jump onto the internet asap after your Wii boots up.
 
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