@McCreadyFamily The only thing that you can currently do is change the theme by going into "Settings > Device Settings > Screen Saver > Screen Saver Type" and choosing from either Landscape, Animals or Entertainment.
@Daman81 wrote:
I hate the screensaver you should have an option to shut it off ..i leave my tv on while out or at work for my animals not to be lonely ..please fix this issue
Okay... but the reason why Rogers (or any IPTV service provider) needs to shut the set-top box off after a reasonable period of inactivity is to counter people who just leave their set-top boxes on, streaming endlessly with nobody watching, wasting network bandwidth and tying up (expensive) resources in their back-end infrastructure. It's as wasteful as leaving your water running constantly... and the only thing stopping you from doing that is that your water consumption is metered.
@Arch1 wrote:
We understand, but Rogers doesn't NEED to turn it off as you stated...
Actually, there are power saver regulations that all device providers now need to follow. Cable boxes were once huge power wasters and governments have mandated that the power requirements be lowered as much as possible since many homes now have many devices. Power saver modes are but one way to meet these regulations.
@steve_brampton wrote:
..it should kick itself out of screen saver mode when i turn it back on without an additional button press.
The Rogers box will turn itself back on with a press of any button on the Rogers remote. Some devices do not work well with HDMI-CEC or "alexa" or many other recent IOT devices. I'm sure that in time Rogers box likely will and we have provided a couple of options in this or other threads to do what you want, like Harmony.
There are lots of devices that do not "come on" (automatically) when you turn on a TV for example. The way the Rogers boxes work are programmed by Comcast who supply the firmware and this firmware was programmed this way for a specific reason, like not getting the box out of synch with the TV for example when used by the vast majority of people who do use the Rogers remote.
Yes, it would be nice to have certain features (options) and mentioning them here means that Rogers can work on those features if they are something that many people want.
@Arch1 wrote:
...what exactly is a "Rogers Community Resident Expert?. Thanks, and appreciate your comment/feedback.
If you're not familiar with the Resident Experts, they are tenured members of the community who have a demonstrated track record of posting helpful, objective responses and have committed a significant amount of their time to building the Rogers Community Forums.
They're identified by the Resident Expert rank and icon in the community:
Sample Power Saving article:
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-power-hog-20140617-story.html
Brian Dietz, a spokesman for the National Cable & Telecommunications Assn., said that by 2017 about 90% of the boxes would meet a standard set by the federal government, though a more ambitious standard was already being established.
I couldn't find the exact standards or regulations, however, the companies supplying devices/firmware preferred to "self regulate" before governments put even more stringent controls in place.
@pkholl wrote:
I just switched from Bell and it never gave me this "are you awake?" notice every few hours. Very annoying.
Welcome to the Community!
Bell must have changed something then because when I had Fibe TV, the wireless receivers and PVR would go to sleep after a few hours of inactivity, just like the Ignite TV receivers.
Do you happen to have the Power Saver enabled in Settings / Device Settings / Power Preferences? If you turn Power Saver Off, this should lengthen the time period before the Ignite set-top box goes idle.
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