New PC Delivered - How long should i wait before turning on?

[basmic]

i would say a monitor getting damp and a whole computer gettign damp are fairly different situations

also, monitors dont store much crage any more unless they are a CRT....then if you touch something you shouldnt your probably going to die

I don't see what monitors storing electricity for, has to do with anything.

At the end of the day, my monitor will have a transformer circuit with smoothing capacitors. As do most/all computer supplies. Regardless of high or low their output is, at some point 240v is entering the monitor.

 

[MuSsEr]

my reply was in reply to someone saying they touched intside the back of their case and got a shock...this would not happen with a flat screen as there is not really anything to touch

 

[memyselfandi]

Remember that waiting a few hours for the machine to come up to the temperature of its surroundings and any condensation to evaporate off is a lot quicker and easier than RMAing the system if it blows up!