>> on another subject i would like to know how powering your monitor through
>> your mac would reduce its life by 30%. I am an electronic technician in
>> the navy and i have never heard anything like that about any kind of
>> equiptment, be they computers radio transmitters or radars. I am very
>> intersted in getting this information, and finding out if this is from
>> experiance or you just repeating what someone else told you. Thus being
>> able to figure out if i should put any faith in it.
>
>My guess would be that you are putting a heavy load on your Mac's power
>supply. That and (someone could probably clear this up for me) when
>the monitor first powers on, there appears at least to be a "surge" of
>power drawn (although that could simply be the process of degausing).
>
>I've got one of those power cords that would power my monitor directly
>from the Mac, but I don't use it. I'd rather see my power supply last
>longer. Besides, if you've got a Energy Star compliant monitor, you
>can just plug it into your favourite power source (wall, power strip,
>gerbil-driven generator) and leave it powered on. It detects the lack
>of video signal from the computer, and reduces it's power draw to
>something on the order of a couple of watts.
Kyle still hasn't clarified his original assertion and I for one have no
idea what he is talking about. The monitor doesn't put any load on the
power supply (baring the newest displays and G4 computers). Depending on
the model, AC power coming in is either switched or fed directly to the
monitor plug. Switching is via a solid state relay. The only thing the
monitor could possibly strain is the solid state relay and since the
monitor is it's only reason for existing there is no reason not to use it.
I have used switched monitors on Macs since the IIsi and never had a
problem with them.
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