Energy consumption when shut down or in sleep mode

Dear All,
I have been going through many forums and looking for a solution.
When shutting down my computer or setting to sleep the battery is still being used. When shut down it is around 10% in a 24hr period and similar in sleep mode.
I have run "pmset -g assertions" in "Terminal" for those who dont know and the following comes up. I always have an active user. I have every program turned off.
Assertion status system-wide:
   BackgroundTask                 0
   PreventDiskIdle                0
   ApplePushServiceTask           0
   UserIsActive                   1
   PreventUserIdleDisplaySleep    0
   InteractivePushServiceTask     0
   PreventSystemSleep             0
   ExternalMedia                  0
   PreventUserIdleSystemSleep     0
   NetworkClientActive            0
Listed by owning process:
   pid 68(hidd): [0x0000000a00000185] 00:09:34 UserIsActive named: "com.apple.iohideventsystem.queue.tickle"
    Timeout will fire in 99 secs Action=TimeoutActionRelease
Where else do I need to look?
It is bothering me to bits as I may not use it for 2-3 days or when travelling long distances. I bought this macbook pro so I could use it for extended periods, but this is such a bother!!!

Hi all!
Thanks for the suggestions - I have checked the console logs and it looks like my Elgato EyeTV (which isn't currently connected and in use) has a helper app which is waking up the computer at strange times.
Here's what's in the log:
27/01/2008 02:38:33 [0x0-0x1a01a].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[209] *Wakein::CancelEvents: requested event type: wakepoweron
27/01/2008 02:38:33 [0x0-0x1a01a].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[209] *Wakein::CancelEvents: requested app name: com.elgato.eyetv
27/01/2008 02:38:33 [0x0-0x1a01a].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[209] *Wakein: 0 entries in power event schedule table
27/01/2008 02:38:33 [0x0-0x1a01a].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[209] *Wakein::ScheduleEvent: requested event type: wakepoweron
27/01/2008 02:38:33 [0x0-0x1a01a].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[209] *Wakein::ScheduleEvent: requested app name: com.elgato.eyetv
27/01/2008 02:38:33 [0x0-0x1a01a].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[209] *Wakein::ScheduleEvent: requested date: 01/27/08 02:42:18
27/01/2008 02:38:33 [0x0-0x1a01a].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[209] *Wakein: 1 entries in power event schedule table
27/01/2008 02:38:33 [0x0-0x1a01a].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[209] * date: 01/27/08 02:42:00
27/01/2008 02:38:33 [0x0-0x1a01a].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[209] * appName: com.elgato.eyetv
27/01/2008 02:38:33 [0x0-0x1a01a].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[209] * eventType: wakepoweron
I've noticed that the EyeTV Helper App is in my Startup Items - I'll remove it from there, restart, and see how I get on.

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