Slightly OT: Old CRT displays vs. new LCD

Gordon JC Pearce gordonjcp at gjcp.net
Mon Dec 3 06:23:42 CST 2007


On Monday 03 December 2007 12:20:08 Doc Shipley wrote:

>    My SGI GDM-5011's thermal output was rated at something like 800
> BTU/hr max, 550 BTU/hr typical.  The Dell 2007FP I run now is rated at
> 256 max and 188 typical.  I don't have the power consumption specs
> available for the SGI tube, but just the thermal budget translates to a
> LOT of savings.

Yeah.  Since switching from a Targa 19" CRT to a Belinea 22" LCD, it's been 
bloody freezing in the computer room.  I've had to move to a house with 
better central heating.

Gordon


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