Re: Better For TV Health (preventing burn-in): Turn It Off or Leave On (non-logoed) Channel?

On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 17:58:42 GMT, "James Sweet"
<jamessweet@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>> TV's don't have the same issues as computers, because they typically
>> have no plug-in cards. I think it's been tried, largely
>> unsuccessfully, in the past.
>>
>> Turn it off if you are not watching or listening to it for more than
>> 30-60 minutes, I'd say.
>>
>
>
>The plug in cards don't have anything to do with it,

Well, reseating a card is one of the first things to try in many
computer repair situations, and heat cycling could cause a problem,
couldn't it? I know it isn't as likely as actually moving a PC...

Tom

>the argument is mostly
>for mechanical components like hard drives and fans. I think it largely
>stems from the fact that a drive with marginal bearings or some other
>problem is most likely to fail to start up from cold a while before it fails
>while warm and running. Same with light bulbs that most often fail at
>turnon, but while people will argue both ways, I'm convinced that reasonable
>power cycles will have no effect on the life of a piece of equipment. Don't
>flip it rapidly off and on, but if you walk away for more than a few minutes
>shut it off.
>

.

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