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Re: All-in-one PC/TV
Hello Paul,
> Looking for recommendations for an all-in-one PC for the kitchen to
replace
> the current setup of a separate LCD TV/Monitor and shuttle PC sitting
next
> to it...
[..]
> This is because I don't want to have to keep the
> PC running 24x7 just so that I can watch TV, (wastes too much
electrickery),
> and I also don't want to have to wait for a couple of minutes for
Windows to
> start up every time I want to watch the news whilst having my
breakfast...
with todays PCs I would rethink the approach. The energy usage of a TV
in Standyby mode is not much higher that the standby you will get from a
TV set. And waking up from standby ain't much longer than it takes my
old CRT to get to life either ;)
I would go the full PC route, and use a build-in PC card, and use the
energy saving modes that are available these days on PCs.
Do the math, and see how much difference you get.
--
Best regards
Peer Oliver Schmidt
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