[mythtv-users] Requesting some sample kill a watt meter numbers

[Will Dormann]

On 1/17/11 12:29 PM, Joe Hickey wrote:
> 
> What I'm particularly interested in is the real-world power usage
> difference between a very low power cpu, such as via C7/nano, to the
> atom-based boards, to a system based on a real processor with enough
> power to do commflagging jobs.

Hi Joe,

I have an Atom 330 ION based FE/BE with a 7200RM 3.5" HD.  Power usage is:

35W - Idle
38W - 100% CPU for both cores
44W - 1080i HD playback

-WD