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With the server room in the basement (and living in Michigan), the heat is not a problem.<br><br>Now if I can just figure out where to get some dilithium crystals...<br><br>
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<blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">----- Original Message -----<br>
From: "Glen Sagers" <gsagers@gmail.com><br>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users@mythtv.org><br>
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] My whole house setup<br>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:57:11 -0500<br>
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On Wednesday 24 October 2007 09:38:18 Jeffery Swan wrote:<br>
> Josh,<br>
><br>
> I took no offense what-so-ever by your comments (I'm too old to get<br>
> offended LOL). As for the Windows boxes, they all have a KnoppMyth CD to<br>
> boot from so they too can be front ends. Eventually I would like to have<br>
> an ITX box in each room with a small 4 port switch that also allows a<br>
> windows, linux, or other ethernet devices to connect. As I said, I have<br>
> been working on this system for many years and I expect that I will<br>
> continue to work on it for many more.<br>
><br>
> My original goal of the system was to have independant music available in<br>
> every room of the house. Then, as video was added, I wanted each room<br>
> with a TV (12 in all) only connected to the network for all viewing needs<br>
> (no RF cable). Next came X10, and I use this exclusively for the house<br>
> lighting. Now nearly every room has a computer for some type of<br>
> functionality from internet surfing, to TV watching, listening to music,<br>
> controlling ethernet appliances, etc.<br>
><br>
> Currently I am trying to incorporate solar energy into the house and I am<br>
> using the network to monitor statistics, optimaly aim solar panels, and<br>
> calculate the peek energy usage times. I plan on putting this on my Blog<br>
> as well but time is limited and I can only do so much at a time.<br>
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Which brought me to the question - how much power does all of this use at it's<br>
peak? I used a Kill-A-Watt wattmeter on a few boxes recently, and decided<br>
that for me, it's still worth keeping them always-on, but I'm wondering what<br>
all those machines suck, and how much heat they pump out!<br>
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Glen<br>
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