monitor standby.. (1 Viewer)

[ToO LaZy ^*]

i never switch off the power button, when i turn my comp off, the monitor goes blank anyway..is this in any way bad for your monitor?

and how much power does it use up..i'm guessing not much

 

[sunny]

This probably varies from monitor to monitor. But the idea is that the monitor turns itself off as much as possible if there is no input (when you've turned your computer off).

Theres nothing wrong with doing this, and probably uses very little power since most monitors automatically go into standby if there is no input.

 

[boredofschool]

even though u turn off ur computer its probably still sucking up power unless u unplug it from the power point...

I never turn off my computer...I just let it go on standby
is that bad?

 

[sunny]

even though u turn off ur computer its probably still sucking up power unless u unplug it from the power point...

Yes thats true. Most newer computers use a 'soft touch' power switch. Some components of computer are still powered even if the computer itself is off. This has to do with power management features, like being able to boot up your computer remotely.

I never turn off my computer...I just let it go on standby
is that bad?

No, but you can probably save more power by switching it off. A better option if you want to have a quick bootup and restore the computer to its previous state is to have the computer hibernate instead. This saves the computer's current state into your hard disk, then switches your computer off. When you turn on your computer again, it restores its previous saved state.

 

[ToO LaZy ^*]

but if you always hibernate...will that affect the comps performance in anyway?..like will it be slower the more times you hibernate it consecutively?

 

[sunny]

If you put it that way, running any Windows computer consecutively for several days will lower its performance if theres not a hard reset.

Hibernating puts what is in your computer's RAM into your hard disk, and puts it back when you turn your computer back on, so in theory nothing is meant to change after you turn it back on.

Unless your computer is loaded with junk, hibernating shouldn't be too noticable. It might be slower initially when more things are read from the hard disk, but after a little while it should appear all normal.

I usually hibernate my computer, maybe across 3 days before I reboot, not because it stuffs up...usually because I've installed something that needs a reboot or somebody else has used my computer and turned it off instead of hibernating.

 

[RCMasterAA]

I standby so that when I wake up, it's one press of the power button and 5 seconds before I'm instantly connected to the net

 

[ToO LaZy ^*]

Originally posted by RCMasterAA
I standby so that when I wake up, it's one press of the power button and 5 seconds before I'm instantly connected to the net

are you talking about dialup?

 

[RCMasterAA]

Nah, ADSL, as soon as the laptop goes on the thing starts connecting and it usually only takes 5 seconds.

 

[ToO LaZy ^*]

Originally posted by RCMasterAA
Nah, ADSL, as soon as the laptop goes on the thing starts connecting and it usually only takes 5 seconds.

eh?...i've got ADSL and when i turn on my comp i'm already connected to the net..why is there a need to wait for a connection?

 

[sunny]

It would take time to come out of standby, and Windows to realise its network connections are connected.

 

[ToO LaZy ^*]

ohk..and another question..
is it bad to keep turning on and off your monitor..eg in 10minute intervals?...(i have an LCD flat panel...or whatever you call it)

 

[sunny]

Probably not a good idea. In a CRT, it would a be a very very bad idea.

LCDs work by having a backlight behind its matrix of LCDs to light up the screen - a LCD without the back light would be like your digital watch, you can't see it unless theres light. This backlight uses circuitry called an inverter to get power. Constantly turning it on and off could give it electrical and physical strain and cause it to break.

Of course having said that, I don't mean its a fragile thing - but its not the best thing to do. The same applies for your computer.

 

[ToO LaZy ^*]

ah..i see..
thx sunny.

 

[velox]

what about if the monitor turns off by itself a lot? i.e. standby?

 

[sunny]

Change your power settings so it doesn't.

 

[ToO LaZy ^*]

ah.yes...that's what i was asking about in my other post

Originally posted by ToO LaZy ^*
ohk..and another question..
is it bad to keep turning on and off your monitor..eg in 10minute intervals?

 

[AsyLum]

Originally posted by RCMasterAA
I standby so that when I wake up, it's one press of the power button and 5 seconds before I'm instantly connected to the net

*gasp*

turning computers off....blasphemy

 

[RCMasterAA]

Originally posted by AsyLum
*gasp*

turning computers off....blasphemy

Nah, it's not off! Standby!