Damon Register wrote:
I wonder if that is from the same people who convinced some friends years ago that switching flourescent lights off and on made them use double the electricity so they should be turned off as little as possible.
I thought the key thing with fluorescent lights was that the turning on significantly reduces the overall life of the neon-tube, and they are therefore best left on instead of switched on/off. Maybe that's no longer correct, or maybe it never was?
I guess it is the curse of being an engineer; I am going to have to measure the power use of my TV tonight.
The 40% mentioned certainly sounds ridiculous. I'm tempted to put a kWh-meter on my TV too. /Per Jessen, Zürich -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com