Does leaving your monitor on shorten its lifespan? - General

My Dad always says to never turn off the monitor, and just turn off my computer, yet I've heard from other people that you always should turn off your monitor. So, which is it? And comparisons? Monitors break like toothpicks, so if I can make them last longer somehow that'd be awesome

what kind of monitor?

I do the opposite really, just turn of the monitor rather than going through the hassle of switching the computer on and off every day :v: I imagine there wont really be any noticeable difference if it's an lcd panel though.

If you are really concerned of leaving your computer on but wanting to get back to what you were doing quickly, just put it on sleep mode.

[QUOTE=.Lain;43049669]what kind of monitor?[/QUOTE] I'unno, regular ass monitor? Not using a CRT, just a regular, widescreen, made in 2013, monitor.

[QUOTE=boats;43049683]I do the opposite really, just turn of the monitor rather than going through the hassle of switching the computer on and off every day :v:[/QUOTE] Don't do that.

[QUOTE=Dr. Flame;43049693]I'unno, regular ass monitor? Not using a CRT, just a regular, widescreen, made in 2013, monitor.[/QUOTE] then leaving it on will do no effective harm to it. by the time the monitor reaches the end of its lifespan you'd have thrown it in the dump long ago especially considering most monitors will go in to a stand-by mode automatically

[QUOTE=boats;43049683]I do the opposite really, just turn of the monitor rather than going through the hassle of switching the computer on and off every day :v: I imagine there wont really be any noticeable difference if it's an lcd panel though.[/QUOTE] if lightning kills your computer don't come crying to facepunch guy

[QUOTE=deckief;43049696]Don't do that.[/QUOTE] why? if you have a good cooling setup there isn't much to worry about. you slightly bump up your chances of a fire, but modern computers will shut down before they reach any considerably high temperature. [editline]2nd December 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=J!NX;43049709]if lightning kills your computer don't come crying to facepunch guy[/QUOTE] that's a risk regardless

Yeah uh I'm aware complaining wont really get me a new computer in case it does break down :v: Not entirely sure what's with that attitude of yours.

[QUOTE=J!NX;43049709]if lightning kills your computer don't come crying to facepunch guy[/QUOTE] Surge protectors all day erry day

[QUOTE=boats;43049731]Yeah uh I'm aware complaining wont really get me a new computer in case it does break down :v: Not entirely sure what's with that attitude of yours.[/QUOTE] taken from google [url]http://everything2.com/title/The+pros+and+cons+of+leaving+your+computer+on[/url] [QUOTE]The Comprehensive List Of Pros And Cons To Having Your Computer On All The Time PROS Instant access - There's no need to wait through a boot process. Which means you can get your recommended daily servings of E2 and porn, with enough time left over to sip your overpriced cappuccino before heading off to sit in your car on the freeway for an hour. Avoid wear and tear - Boot up. Shut down. Boot up. Shut down. Boot up. Shut down. Eventually all of that hot cold action is going to cause a meltdown. Horror stories of smoking power supplies, cacophonous ball bearings, and the Lovecraftian BIOS flatline ("The Computer That Ate Itself," coming soon to theaters near you!) could be avoided (albeit in a minor way) by leaving your computer constantly running. Distributed projects - Did you know you could be using your computer to save the world? Or find another one altogether? With projects such as SETI@Home, Folding@Home, and the endless search for the largest prime number, you could be putting your processing power to good use, you selfish clod. A novel idea, and an interesting icebreaker at work. CONS Electricity Costs - HowStuffWorks.com provides the rough estimate that at a dime per kilowatt-hour, and assuming you use your computer 4 hours of the day, you're wasting $219 a year in electricity. With various power savings, you might cut that number in half, but that's still a C-note for your laziness. Ecological Costs - Well, it certainly won't do much good for you to be testing out random protein folds with your hardware if the polar caps melt and destroy all humanity in two years, now, will it? 256 kindly pointed out that your electricity isn't just burning a hole in your pocket - it takes entropy to run that generator, and in the end, it's probably some environment-unfriendly process that's getting the juice to you. Possibly a paranoid argument, but conservation is a pretty noble goal. Wearout - Sure, turning your computer on and off causes thermal stress, but leaving it on all the time can do just as much damage - particularly on monitors. Regardless of whether you turn the whole system off when not in use, turn off your monitor. It's that simple. Power Spike - You're working hard on that worksheet for tomorrow's presentation and suddenly there's a flash behind you, a loud rumble, and your computer restarts itself. Only .. it freezes at the BIOS load up. Forever. A rare occurrence, but again - even taking proper precautions against this sort of thing is not foolproof. Hacker's Delight - StrawberryFrog adheres to the ubersafe maxim "The only safe computer is a rock." If your computer is on, there is a possibility, however slight (though growing exponentially everyday thanks to botnets and spam kings), of it being used maliciously. Shutting down an inactive machine might just save you from becoming the next Taiwanese kiddie porn mirror host. Noise - More of an aesthetic complaint, and certainly the least universal of the arguments, a CPU left on in the dead of night might just annoy you or your loved ones enough to keep them up at night. Cranky loved ones = spit in your overpriced cappuccino. Memory Leakage - If you leave your computer on forever - and, you know, do stuff with it - eventually you'll have a memory leak that's drowning out your meager attempts to copy a phone number to Notepad. A simple restart solves the problem, but so does keeping the computer off when you're not using it.[/QUOTE] as for monitors, I'd just keep them off when you powerdown and when you power up, turn it on if you have worries, but it shouldn't have any issues.

[QUOTE=Dr. Flame;43049766]Surge protectors all day erry day[/QUOTE] surge protectors don't do much at all for direct lightning strikes. best move when lightning rears it's ugly head is to just unplug important devices [editline]2nd December 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=J!NX;43049791]taken from google [URL]http://everything2.com/title/The+pros+and+cons+of+leaving+your+computer+on[/URL] as for monitors, I'd just keep them off when you powerdown and when you power up, turn it on if you have worries, but it shouldn't have any issues.[/QUOTE] this is a pretty silly report to base whether or not you want the uptime. computers are becoming very energy efficient to the point where they use virtually nothing in comparison to a lot of other devices that are left on all day a lot of these reasons are actually pretty hilarious, they're less advocating that you turn your computer off but rather that you install an antivirus and in general take care of your computer

[QUOTE=.Lain;43049706]then leaving it on will do no effective harm to it. by the time the monitor reaches the end of its lifespan you'd have thrown it in the dump long ago especially considering most monitors will go in to a stand-by mode automatically[/QUOTE] Surely by leaving it on the capacitors are going to die more quickly? I'm not sure of the lifespan of the panel vs average lifespan of the capacitors but any time that the screen is on the capacitors are going to be wearing out

[QUOTE=Maloof?;43049908]Surely by leaving it on the capacitors are going to die more quickly? I'm not sure of the lifespan of the panel vs average lifespan of the capacitors but any time that the screen is on the capacitors are going to be wearing out[/QUOTE] that can be worrysome with particular models and to an extent certain brands, but there's a small chance you'll blow a cap from leaving the power to your monitor on, at least if you leave stand-by mode on. you don't need to have the display on all the time, but that doesn't mean you essentially need to turn the power off too by leaving standby/suspend modes on, the monitor will only really see about as much use as it would regardless. modern displays use very little energy in that state

[QUOTE=Maloof?;43049908]Surely by leaving it on the capacitors are going to die more quickly? I'm not sure of the lifespan of the panel vs average lifespan of the capacitors but any time that the screen is on the capacitors are going to be wearing out[/QUOTE] don't light bulb use more energy than idling to turn on? monitors likely will as well, but it's also likely many will slowly energize itself.

Three computer builds ago I had an uptime of acouple days over 8 months, only restarted to complete a program installation. First thing I do after installing windows is turn off any automatic sleep / hybernate. I never shut down my desktop unless I'm leaving for more than acouple days. I have lost a few hard drives over the years most likely due to this but the other hardware gets way outdated and replaced before any failure. I have however had a monitor shit the bed turning it off and on quickly once. I do tend to turn my monitor off when not using it. Also surge protectors don't always work as stated above. I had a 40$ one get hit and my motherboard/PSU still got fried. Over the years I had more stuff stop working due to turning it off/on then I have just leaving it on.

[editline]3rd December 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=J!NX;43049942][B]don't light bulb use more energy than idling to turn on?[/B] monitors likely will as well, but it's also likely many will slowly energize itself.[/QUOTE] Proven wrong by Mythbusters

[QUOTE=J!NX;43049791]taken from google [url]http://everything2.com/title/The+pros+and+cons+of+leaving+your+computer+on[/url] as for monitors, I'd just keep them off when you powerdown and when you power up, turn it on if you have worries, but it shouldn't have any issues.[/QUOTE] that's not a complete list, right? I've noticed that if I leave my computer running for a while I'm more prone to microstutters, worse overall performance in games and generally more unresponsive system. game performance already degrades after having my computer on for around 12 hours. had my computer on for 36 hours now and playing high-end games is near impossible now due to microstuttering.

Mines always on standby and I turn my computer off, had it for... so many years and it's fine.

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[QUOTE=J!NX;43049709]if lightning kills your computer don't come crying to facepunch guy[/QUOTE] Unless you live in a spot where you're more likely to win the lottery twice than to see any kind of lightning in the sky.