[mythtv-users] Is my video card toast?

[Mike Perkins]

David Brodbeck wrote:
> f-myth-users at media.mit.edu wrote:
>> One thing you might consider is getting (or borrowing) one of those
>> cheap indoor/outdoor thermometers---the kind with a temperature probe
>> on a wire so you mount the thermometer inside but still have the
>> outside temp by running it through a hole somewhere & mounting the
>> probe to the side of the house.
> 
> That's an excellent idea.
> 
> You can sometimes find particularly compact ones in the auto parts 
> section of "big box" stores.  Some people stick one on their dash to 
> keep track of the outdoor temperature while they drive -- helps with 
> keeping aware of freezing conditions.
> 
If you do that, try and calibrate it against a known good one before using it. I 
have one for my server cupboard, the internal sensor is -1.5 deg C out and the 
external sensor is +1.5 deg C out! Not adjustable, unfortunately, except in my head.

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Mike Perkins