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

[Jay Summet]

> Has anyone built a similar backend lately (who also owns a kill a
> watt) and would you be willing to share your power usage?

In the past I have set my combined be/fe to shut down when idle.
http://www.summet.com/blog/2009/02/03/mythtv-power-conservation/

If you do that, you may also want to purchase a smart power strip so
that when your computer shuts down, all the pheripherals (printers,
external tuners, external HD's, etc) also shut down
http://www.summet.com/blog/2009/02/23/cutting-our-idle-power-in-half-using-a-smart-surge-protector/

This saves a LOT of power, but is annoying because it takes a minute
to boot when you want to watch TV. It also precludes you from running
mythweb, zoneminder, or other "server based" systems that need to be
available 24/7

I eventually switched to a small form factor PC so I could have one
computer running 24/7. The small form factor, small CPU and PS made a
big difference. You can read about my power usage here:
http://www.summet.com/blog/2009/12/25/mythtv-power-usage/

Jay