CRT monitors: proper standby use?

[seriouscat]

Heres my routine...

I never turn my CRT monitor off using the its "front power button", I just let it go to "standby/powersave" mode whenever I shut off my pc. (usually every night)

My question is, is it better to actually turn it off using the power switch or just let it stay in standby all night (and day when I'm not home)?

Does either method negatively effect some part of the monitor?

Cheers.

 

[CP5670]

It doesn't matter. I do the same thing. The standby mode turns off the actual tube anyway and only leaves some basic electronics running, so the power usage is not more than 1-2W.

 

[shangshang]

I believe many CRTs, especially if it's 19-21"+, will use at least 5W in standby

 

[seriouscat]

Cheers guys.

I wasnt really worried about the power usage. It was moreso about getting longevity out of it. Its my backup monitor and I only brought this up because an identical one died recently and just got me thinking, thats all.

Cheers again.

 

[FalseChristian]

Boy, I miss my 21" ViewSonic P810. What a beautiful monitor and it went up to 1600x1200. CRTs are still the better technology IMHO. I mean, what's with all these WS LCD monitors. People should have the option to buy up to a 30" 4:3 LCD monitor, don't you think?

 

[BFG10K]

Originally posted by: FalseChristian

I mean, what's with all these WS LCD monitors. People should have the option to buy up to a 30" 4:3 LCD monitor, don't you think?

They do; it's called fixed aspect ratio scaling or if you don?t mind a smaller image, 1:1 scaling.

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: BFG10K

Originally posted by: FalseChristian

I mean, what's with all these WS LCD monitors. People should have the option to buy up to a 30" 4:3 LCD monitor, don't you think?

They do; it's called fixed aspect ratio scaling or if you don?t mind a smaller image, 1:1 scaling.

Pretty much true.

My LCD is 2560x1600, but i do run some games [mainly UT2k4] at 2048x1536 1:1 pixel mapped.