turn off/on

[profjo00]

i got a 170t monitor and i am real happy about it, and i think i want to keep this monitor for a long time, so what kind of mentainance should i do with this monitor. does it matter then i turn it off and on all the time. i have a tendence that turn off my monitor when i leave the room, a couple of times each house when i am at the computer. is this bad for the backlights?
thanx

 

[flamethrower205]

Nah, it's fine. Just don't poke it, and when it needs cleaning, very, very gently use a soft cloth to wipe the screen. Um, also don't get any moisture on it cause it causes there funky streaks.

Sig of the week.

 

[profjo00]

alright, thanx for the info

 

[imo]

I think turning on and off too often is not good for any electronic component, my understanding is that the problem is not so much of electric spike the on/off generate, but rather heatup/cool down cycle might loosen solder over time!

beside, most lcd use only around 50w! so why bother if you only leave the room for short period of time!

 

[profjo00]

sure your right, but the thing is that i like to turn it off, because i have my lcd in a corridor. like in this house there is a desk and a office between the master bedroom and the otehr bedrooms, so there are always people walking by. thats why i like to turn the monitor off when i leave the computer, even just for a minute or 2. but anyway i wont care anymore if they notice that i do

thanx for you respond

 

[tombance]

wow, thats like 250mA right. Wow, my CRT uses 1.8A, which is the equivilant of 432Watts!!!! Cant wait until I get my new Iiyama ))

My sig's faster than yours, and it overclocks better too....

 

[blexxun]

The number of cold starts have only a visual impact when
the number of on/off cycles exceeds half a million. So its
better to turn *off* the LCD monitor when not in use.

For details see my old posting in the solarism displays thread.