I program a power tracking macro and add a fix button in the device. Cablevision constantly sends updates that shut the boxes off. Between that and power failures, it seems to be the better option for my clients. I sometimes use sensors, but the only one that works with any sort of reliability with the Samsung boxes Cablevision uses are the light sensors.

The older Scientific Atlanta boxes still use the Power and Numeric option so I program those with the 0 -> exit command in the device power on macro and ->power in the device power off macro