Originally posted by LensBeginner Interesting solution...
Do you keep everything always on (NAS, router, tablet), even at night?
I'd like to have something along those lines, but I fear I'd look at it only sporadically, hence reason that it would better be kept off, hence I would not bother turning it on when "needed"!
The NAS is on 24x7 as it's in use often for various purposes - it was not bought for this, I just figured out it would work this way, so there was a Zero cost investment for this really. My tablet was getting old and slow and frustrating, so I bought a new one. This left me with an old Motorolla Xoom so I could argue it's cost nothing really.
the NAS uses between 20-24W depending on what it is doing. It has 3Gb memory and is quite clever ,it can often cache a lot of data and power down disks.
Router is always on, most ISP's recommend this as well.
The tablet is plugged into it's charger which is plugged into a timer in the mains socket, and we now know how long to have the timer running to keep it charged. We just press the tablet power button to switch it on/off from standby when required and it continues rotating the pics immediately without any further intervention.
It's almost square front in the living room and get looked at loads. it's usually on from early evening to bed time most days. Even watching Tv, you see it now and then, or when off to make a Cuppa or similar.
I wouldn't be without it
J