They are. I just mean that if I didn’t already own a power meter, my starting point would be getting one that does not have WiFi or Bluetooth, and does not rely on a crapp that you have to run on a smartphone.
Possibly something like.
‘Power-Mate Lite Professional Power Meter - 10 Amp
Re stated accuracy no assurance for loads of less than 2W. Not sure I could justify the cost vs benefit.
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Even that would be sufficient for the problem as reported in the OP.
At the cheaper end of the market: https://www.jaycar.com.au/mains-power-meter/p/MS6115 or https://www.jaycar.com.au/mains-power-meter-with-extendable-lcd-display/p/MS6108 although I can’t personally vouch for either of those.
In terms of the cheaper of those two, payback period would be about 6 months (for the specific malfunctioning appliance discussed in the OP - could be a lot shorter payback period for a malfunctioning appliance with higher power consumption).
If you are really concerned about cost then maybe it is an option to borrow one from someone you know who already has one.
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That second Jaycar monitor looks like what I am looking for. The price looks right. And could pay for itself very quickly if my TV was indeed using much more power in standby than it is supposed to.
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