[vdr] Re: default setting of non used cards

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Rainer Zocholl wrote:
> 
> Emil.Naepflein@philosys.de(Emil Naepflein)  28.10.01 18:39
> 
> Once upon a time Emil Naepflein shaped the electrons to say...
> 
> >On 28 Oct 2001 18:07:00 +0200, Usenet-372112@zocki.toppoint.de (Rainer
> >Zocholl) wrote:
> 
> >> (*)10W for 24h over 365 days makes 10*24*365 = 87600Wh or 87kWh.
> >> With 25c/kWh that's aprox 20EUR for nothing.
> >> With 4 Cards 60EUR a year. (Sometimes the cards are really
> >> in use, so i took 10% off (87,6->80).
> 
> >My system with 4 cards and 7 disks uses about 130 W. A kWh costs about
> >10-12 c. But that is another issue.
> 
> The price depends of your overall usage, don't forget to take
> the "grundgebuehren" into account and don't forget the tax...
> Then the price -for private users- in nearer to 25c than to 10c :-)
> But that is another issue. because it doesnot matter
> how many money is given for nothing. Each cent and kWh payed
> for nothing is too much.
> 
> >I am prepared to pay for extra convinience,
> 
> Yes. that's ok.
> But it makes no sense to pay for a complete waste of energie.
> You have no advantage if 4 cards are running "full power"
> but only one is used, or?
> And you have no disadvantage, if the unused cards are turned off.
> That's what i mean.
> 
> >and the Linux-VDR is certainly worth it.
> 
> My box is curently using approx. 50W and i can use linux-vdr too.
> My old analog tuner had 8W...so i think 50W is a lot, but
> i could turn off the old video recorders, antenna amplifiers
> and got a lot convience for not much more money.
> 
> >The time that is saved by not having to view
> >commercials is worth much more than the energy cost and the cost of
> >the whole box. ;-)
> 
> That's no question!
> I am only against wasting energy (and money) for something that
> is not working for me.
> If something is working for me, i of cause like to pay the price
> for the resources needed.
> That's a different "quality".

Tell me how to "power down" the cards when they are not recording
and I can implement that into VDR. However, you won't have the EPG
scan then, either.

Klaus
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