Re: All-in-one PC/TV

[Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pauls Hotmail wrote:
> Using this, I would automatically power off things like the screen
& PC (the
> current PC still draws about 15W even when supposedly turned OFF!).
This
> would be controlled by Comfort so these "standby devices"
downstairs
> automatically get switched fully off at night when we've all gone to
bed,
> and standby power is restored when the 1st person gets up the
following
> morning, so that the devices are all there ready & waiting to be
used
> conveniently by their remotes... -

Alternatively get a PC that has a sensible standby/off power usage? eg.
the Fit-PC2 mentioned in the xmbc thread consumes less than that 15W
running at full pelt...

> That's the one thing that arses me off
> about the green lobby telling me to turn everything off at the wall at
> night... firstly its usually bl00dy difficult to get to the mains
switch,
> and secondly, I can't then use the remote to turn things on in the
morning
> without getting out of bed... - Isn't automation supposed to rid us of
this
> "slave to the machine" paradigm? - the greens seem to want
us to go back to
> it... :-(
>

Things like this ought to help:

http://www.greenplug.us

Jim


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