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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