Does this use up a lot of electricity when it's on and the colors change to music played?
1476637
I would also say no. While not free, the cost to operate LED lights versus Incandescent lights is about 75% cheaper. I have changed all of my indoor lights and most of my 33,000 outdoor Christmas lights and I noticed a huge difference in the cost
1582288
Yes you are correct in your assumption that it always consumes some power unless the switch is turned off.
1575536
Yes it does. When you power up one of the options presented is to continue the last tune played.
2210950
Yes it plays while charging. I usually always have mine plugged in when using it.
1288152
It is not at all powered by electricity. There is a battery operated monitor but I don't think that would be an issue. We don't use that feature anyway.
1136599
No the lights stay on and change independantly of the beat of the song that is playing but it is still very impressive and the lights very stronge.Don't know how longb the bulbs last as I have just bought the ION party starter and used it several times. So far so good.
1680515
no all it does is play music for up two about 2hrs. and eventually will not take a charge if you leave it dormant for a while.
8414
Yes. It goes from amber to green. (amber when charging, green when finished)
790642
It has a seperate "on/off" switch for the lights. You can run the lights with the music and/or run the lights without the music for ambience or mood lights. Excellent item. Absolutely love the versatility.
896278
Yup! Its got buttons to make sound effects and to change the led color. So go do some science!
1080951
One section lights up and plays music but only if the ladybug is pushed by the baby not just by jumping up and down. This feature has an on and off switch so you don't HAVE to have it light up and play if you don't want.
621568
I haven't noticed an increase on my electric bill and haven't measured electricity usage specifically for this device. It does go into a sleep mode when not in use. When we are going to be gone or won't be using the computers for a while ii usually turn off the power supply for this and the rest of my network peripherals.
2257690
The bulb has to be powered to listen to music but using the remote you can turn off the light (or dim it) and just stream the music. The wall switch or the light fixture switch has to be on though.
1948902
no it does not. Also, it quit playing on battery powerr after about a month even though I replaced the batteries. It plays for about 2 to 3 minutes, then starts crackling and goes out. Playis good on AC power though.
1495603
Yes. But it has a big problem of just shutting off. I play a movie and 15 minutes later it turns off and doesn't come back on unless I unplug it and plug it back in
1963732
No it doesn't consume electricity when plugged in because there is a button you need to press to turn it on. When the 30 minutes or 3/6 hours are done it turns itself off
470824
It does, but if you plug it in to power while it's playing, it shuts off. You have to turn it back on after plugging in the USB cable. Just tried it on mine.