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RE: Re: How much energy do you use ?
- Subject: RE: Re: How much energy do you use ?
- From: "Andy Laurence" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:41:53 -0000
dermot_bradley <mailto:bradley@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Gary" <questuk1@h...> wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone used the epia motherboards for saving electric?
>
> I'm planning on going this route from now on - putting 2
> Mini-ITX machines in each 1U case.
>
> I'm also looking to see if there's any cheap TCP/IP power
> on/off units around as that way I could TV/amp/etc only on
> when needed and then probably use one of those "PC
> powerstrips" Maplin and others sell to turn on/off Sky
> receiver when MythTV box powers up.
You could try using a NetIOM
(http://www.phaedrusltd.com/pages/html/netiom.html)
to operate a relay
switching the TV/amp on/off.
> Any pointers to cheap 1-4 port IP controlable power switches?
> The ones I've seen so far at all aimed at the KVM-type of business
> market...
The ones I've seen specifically for this are expensive. You could
always use trusty X10!
Cheers,
Andy
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