[mythtvnz] Problems with backend and mythweb after upgrading to Ubuntu 15.04

[Chris Bannister]

On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 07:16:16PM +1300, Stephen Worthington wrote:
> Laptops are optimised for low power use - they will be using a lot
> less than 100 W.  Desktops and servers, especially like mine where I
> have a huge number of disk drives online, use a fair bit more.  I have
> a power meter on my Windows box at the moment, and it is saying
> 140-150 W typically.  That is rather less than my old, much less
> powerful motherboard used to use, which was around 230 W, if I
> remember it correctly.  My monitor will be using a fair bit when I
> have it on also, and so will the networking infrastructure (routers
> (x4), 16-port gigabit switch, ONT).  It all adds up.
> 
> If the Windows box is averaging say 144 W (what it is registering at
> the moment), then that is:
> 
>   (144 / 1000) kW
>   * 24 hours per day
>   * 365 days per year
>   * 0.25821 $ per kW/hr
>   * 1.15 for GST
>   = $374.57 per year
>   = $31.21 per month on average
> 
> Using that as a very rough estimate for the cost of running a PC, that
> adds up to $124.85 per month for just the PCs.  I also have a fifth PC
> I use for testing on, but it is shut down most of the time, and a
> laptop, that gets used a fair bit, plus charging the iPad and mobile,
> running the two TVs, the Sky box, ...  Electronics are now becoming
> quite significant energy users in households.

Thanks for that. I'll have to get one of those gizmos, and start doing
some measurements. :) There is also the school of thought that most
failures occur at startup so therefore never turn it off if
the replacement cost is a lot more than the power savings.

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