If my computer is going to be off all night, I turn the tower AND the monitor completely off.. If I'm going to leave the computer on, I leave the tower ON at all times but I turn the monitor off after 30 minutes..
That's just my personal choice. Everyone will have a differing opinion based on their experience and the power costs and reliability in their area.
Hope this helps.
Grif
I just got DSL, and the Tech set my Monitor on Slumber when the computer is turned off. What are the pro and cons of this?
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