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Paul

Jan 1, 1970
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Is it better for the life of the electronics, HDD bearing, and/or monitor to
turn all off or put into standby if I will not be using pc over night?

tks,
paul
 
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Spajky

Jan 1, 1970
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Is it better for the life of the electronics, HDD bearing, and/or monitor to
turn all off or put into standby if I will not be using pc over night?

if you go to bed, put also your PC to sleep (turn it off...)! :)
 
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Paul

Jan 1, 1970
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You had to know the follow up question:

If I will not be using it for four hours.....

What about two hours?

If only two hours should I even put it in standby?

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Spajky

Jan 1, 1970
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What about two hours?

If only two hours should I even put it in standby?

Why not?
I do it regurarly if I do not intend to use it more than an hour;
during the day, mine is in suspend about more than half time ..
(18h on, 12h in suspend approx, ready to be used ...)
 
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Paul

Jan 1, 1970
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its a trade off, right? The power down and power up put stress on the
monitor.

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Ralph Mowery

Jan 1, 1970
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Paul said:
Is it better for the life of the electronics, HDD bearing, and/or monitor to
turn all off or put into standby if I will not be using pc over night?

tks,
paul
Don't worry about it either way. I turn my computer on first thing in the
morning and off at bedtime. At work we have some that have been running
24/7 for 4 years.

It should be outdated before you would notice any effect either way. Just
think of the monitor the same way you do of your TV set and treat it the
same.
 
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Paul

Jan 1, 1970
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Who says that I am treating my TV properly? If I might be watching it again
in under 4 hours, I just leave it on, thinking that that is better for the
TV electronics.

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