[mythtv-users] Re: Energy Usage of MythBoxes

[Endaf Jones]

Ouch, your "typical" numbers are way off from what I'm seeing.  There's 
no way I'd ever run a monitor at home that draws 500 Watts!  I'd be 
switching to something else in a heartbeat.

NEC MultiSync 5D 20", 19" viewable (15 years old): 95W
Dell LCD 19" LCD (1 month old): 30W

These were measured this morning with a device called a "KILL A WATT" to 
measure draw and usage over time. I can't measure in-rush power draw, 
but I'd expect between 5-10 X the normal draw for a fraction of a second.

For reference, my P4 HT 3.4 MHz machine draws 100W idle and about 150W 
during boot.

# Endaf

William wrote:

>>Yes, and by these numbers, it should go to show mom's old 
>>rant was true.  We don't own stock in the electric company.  
>>Turning off a few of those 60-100 watt light bulbs in rooms 
>>you aren't in would probably more than offset the cost of an 
>>added mythbox.  Especially for frontend-only systems.  I'd 
>>wager your CRT TV/monitor consumes more than your Mythbox.
>>
>>-Khanh
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>Your typical 19 inch CRT monitor draws about 500 watts. They draw close to
>1000 watts at startup (mostly due to filiment startup current and the
>degausing coil). Your newer lcd displays draw less than 150 watts so there
>is a huge savings energy wise. BTW your typical television draws about the
>same current as the same size crt monitor. Function wise they are nearly
>identical so you would expect the currents to be about the same too.
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>Bill
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