|
| Author |
Message |
groingo
Member
|
# Posted: 6 Jan 2013 12:00
Reply
I just eliminated my number one power consumer (19 inch LCD TV) which used an average of 88 watts a day by getting a Laptop Remote control which lets me now watch my cable TV or just online TV while in bed (no more having to get up and turn off) dropping power use from the TV to the laptop from 88 to 40 watts per day saving 48 watts which brings my total power need per day down to 214 watts from 262 watts.
|
|
sparky1
Member
|
# Posted: 7 Jan 2013 08:44
Reply
sounds great,
i'm moving slowly to all lighting to be 12 volt,led'& a few cfl's
|
|
toyota_mdt_tech
Member
|
# Posted: 7 Jan 2013 08:48
Reply
groingo, is this at your cabin or your main residence? I remember you had issues with the local power company. That is cool. 
|
|
groingo
Member
|
# Posted: 7 Jan 2013 11:08
Reply
groingo, is this at your cabin or your main residence? I remember you had issues with the local power company. That is cool.
Yes my cabin is my full time residence and yes me and my "former" power company (feels so good to say that),parted ways because no matter what they always had deeper pockets right or wrong (and they were always right in their rigged world) so I just cut the cord so I wouldn't have to listen to their B.S. any more with absolutely no regrets.
This morning I will be exchanging my batteries for the proper sized ones and that will just be icing on the cake!
|
|
northernspirit
Member
|
# Posted: 7 Jan 2013 12:56
Reply
thats great Groingo, I would love to be able to say I only use that much electricity in my house.
|
|
Rossman
|
# Posted: 7 Jan 2013 13:04
Reply
What's this "laptop remote control" device you speak of? Do you mean like, a TV tuner card/adapter for your laptop?
Curious.
|
|
groingo
Member
|
# Posted: 7 Jan 2013 13:51
Reply
What's this "laptop remote control" device you speak of? Do you mean like, a TV tuner card/adapter for your laptop?
Curious.
Yes, I got a Hauppage 950 tuner then I also have a neat little program that shuts the computer completely down at a specific time if I doze off.
|
|
Rossman
|
# Posted: 7 Jan 2013 14:26
Reply
Nice! I've been looking into grabbing one of those for awhile but have yet to get around to it!
Cheers!
|
|
|
groingo
Member
|
# Posted: 9 Jan 2013 13:46
Reply
Quoting: groingo Yes, I got a Hauppage 950 tuner then I also have a neat little program that shuts the computer completely down at a specific time if I doze off.
I took the Tuner back, had a lot of problems mainly Windows / Hauppage Software, the reviews mentioned it as well but I figured I could manage it....nope... so I went back to using the 19 LCD TV which does everything the tuner does and oddly enough power use is down from 22 watts to 12, do you believe in Kharma?
|
|
Rossman
|
# Posted: 9 Jan 2013 17:39
Reply
I believe the LCD/LED TV power use changes somewhat depending on what they are displaying.
I have a 32" Samsung "Smart" (dumb?) TV, LED, and it draws varying amounts - it has a "energy use" gauge on the info screen... In general it draws around 55W but it goes up to 65W when I first fire it up. It would probably draw less if I removed the USB Wi-fi adapter.
12-22W sounds pretty good by comparison!
|
|
Rossman
|
# Posted: 9 Jan 2013 17:41
Reply
Also, I'm not sure if they still make the ATi (AMD now) All-In-Wonder cards but I believe they worked better with Windows than the Hauppage. I'm not sure if they ever made something based on that, that would work with a laptop though...
|
|
|
