On 07/27/11 11:29 AM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: > And less than a plasma screen, with the addition that if you turn it off, > it does*not* draw power. Many CRT's made in the last 20 years kept the filaments preheated so they could fire up faster. and of course, anything with a remote control that has 'power on' is keeping its control processor running looking for that power on signal... -- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast