Power Efficient Computer Monitor Upgrade?
Hopefully this separate thread will eliminate hijacking another. Many RV'ers including myself use laptops instead of desktop units. But the 17" laptops seem to gobble laptop battery power at an ast...
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Samsung Sycnmaster 2343 and Toshiba laptop ---40 W with the Killawatt just on the monitor.
(Sorry about the exposure on the picture)
I dunno, my 32" LED/LCD screen only draws 33W and I can view a webpage from 6'. Actually, I'm ill at ease with web surfing on the big screen so I rarely plug in. I have a standalone DVD player for movies. I haven't researched it but it seems the TV's may be less power hungry than a monitor. If Mex had a TV down in his casa he could keep up with the telenovellas.:D
I do like that notepad idea for Rving, though. I need to do some looking on the pads.
@Mena,
Yeah, I used to build boxes, too. Not since Dell could build one cheaper than I can get parts, though. I have an old Athlon box downstairs that has been running since '97. The two IDE hard drives in RAID 0 were replaced about five years ago.
(Sorry about the exposure on the picture)
I dunno, my 32" LED/LCD screen only draws 33W and I can view a webpage from 6'. Actually, I'm ill at ease with web surfing on the big screen so I rarely plug in. I have a standalone DVD player for movies. I haven't researched it but it seems the TV's may be less power hungry than a monitor. If Mex had a TV down in his casa he could keep up with the telenovellas.:D
I do like that notepad idea for Rving, though. I need to do some looking on the pads.
@Mena,
Yeah, I used to build boxes, too. Not since Dell could build one cheaper than I can get parts, though. I have an old Athlon box downstairs that has been running since '97. The two IDE hard drives in RAID 0 were replaced about five years ago.
