Hey John, So, how much power does a box that is doing diddly-squat use? I sometimes get into arguments with the 'powers that be' that pay my electricity bill about leaving my box on 24/7 and any ammunition I have would be mighty useful. >:)
Perhaps if you could compare it to other household appliances, such as VCR's or TV's on standby, fridges that run 24/7 etc etc. Cheers, Whytey On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:26:46 -0900, John Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 15 March 2005 21:43, Jarod Wilson wrote: > > On Monday 14 March 2005 04:21, Phill Edwards wrote: > > > I went looking for this as nvram-wakeup's not working for me any more > > > for some reason, and I remembered that Jarod uses wake-on-lan from > > > another machine. > > > > I think you may have me confused with someone else, I've never used WOL. > > All my boxes are just on 24x7. > > Often wondered about why people are so concerned about WOL > for a myth box. Where is Electricity so expensive that leaving it > on 24/7 is a problem? > > If you turn off the monitor you kill off 80% of the electricity usage > anyway. > > I've metered boxes doing nothing. They draw squat. > Its harder on the machine being powered on and off all the > time than it is to just leave it on. > > -- > ______Jsa_________ > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > -- GMAIL is 'da bomb baby....YEAH I have GMail invites, if you want one, email me direct. _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
