I have been having a debate with some co-workers about standby scenarios. So this post from Meg about her A sleepy DISH Network receiver is very timely:

Soon we discovered that more often than not, when we went to watch a taped program, all that TiVo had recorded was a floating DISH Network logo. It appeared that the DISH receiver had (unbeknownst to TiVo) turned off.

I called DISH to report the problem with the receiver, only to find out that the DISH receiver is programmed to go into “sleep mode” after four hours of inactivity. Which means that every night it turns off (and most times it does so during the day as well), making it nearly impossible for TiVo to tape anything. T

Firstly, have any Media Center users encountered this problem?

Secondly, does anyone have any comments on standby? Is it great that your device goes to sleep and saves the environment (and your pocketbook)? Or are you of the mindset that your PC should always be available, 24/7, power savings be damned? When you setup your Media Center Extender did you also instruct it to change your standby settings?