Energy-efficient media equipment device

A method of reducing power usage in media equipment devices, the method comprising:

• receiving by a power supply interface in a media equipment device a voltage supply from a computer-controlled voltage source electrically coupled to the power supply interface of the media equipment device;
• detecting that a first threshold condition for automatically transitioning the media equipment device into an off-power mode is met, wherein the first threshold condition is determined based on a power management criterion;
• storing a scheduled power-up time for automatically restoring power to the media equipment device in the future;
• and
• in response to detecting that the first threshold condition for automatically transitioning the media equipment device into the off-power mode is met, automatically disconnecting the voltage supply from the voltage source such that the media equipment device receives substantially no external voltage.

A system for reducing power usage in media equipment devices, the system comprising:

• storage circuitry configured to store a scheduled power-up time for automatically restoring power to a media equipment device in the future;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• receive a voltage supply from a computer-controlled voltage source electrically coupled to the media equipment device;
• detect that a first threshold condition for automatically transitioning the media equipment device into an off-power mode is met, wherein the first threshold condition is determined based on a power management criterion;
• in response to detecting that the first threshold condition for automatically transitioning the media equipment device into the off-power mode is met, automatically disconnect the voltage supply from the voltage source such that the media equipment device receives substantially no external voltage.