In article <5191@equinox.unr.edu> zhimin@unssun.nevada.edu (Zhimin Chen) writes:
] While most agree that it's better to have a computer running all day long instead of booting up everytime you have to use, I wonder should we turn off the monitor if we don't use the computer for a few hours.
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] What I do now is 1) have AfterDark to take care of the screen; 2) dim the monitor to near-black-out level.
] But to save more electricity, isn't it better to turn off the monitor. Is there any wear and tear when turning on and off a monitor
I'd like to know the answer to this as well. I used to do _exactly_ what
Zhimin does, but now I've gotten in the habbit of turning off the monitor.
Is that any better? Damaging?
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