LCD power

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Firehed

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Anyone know about how much power an LCD will draw? I'm thinking about getting an hd44780 of some size for my mini-server, however it only has a 60w power supply (it's a via EPIA system, it doesn't draw much) and to be honest I think it's already near its limits. I know the USB ones can't draw more than 2.5w since that's the limit of a USB port, but what about the parallel ones?
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cosmicvoid

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Typically, monochrome LCD panels only draw a few milliwatts, but the backlight can draw several hundred milliwatts.
 
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cosmicvoid

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You really need to look at the data sheet for the display that you want to use. You haven't given enough info for anything beyond a guess. Usually only color panels draw a watt or more, but, again, thats just a guess.
 
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