Note to All Gamers: Turn Console off After Use

[duckman398686]

Horrible article, but worth a laugh if you haven't gotten your humor fix today.

Sony Playstation 3 is the most power-hungry model. For the 2007 version, you'll spend about $12 a year if you turn the console off when you're not using it, compared to about $134 if you leave it on all the time.

Microsoft Xbox 360 ranks a close second. If you shut it down when you're not playing a game or watching a movie, it costs about $11 to operate annually. Leaving it on continuously will cost you $103

The comprehensive report outlines significant changes industry needs to make. For now, though, here's what consumers can do to make a difference.

• Always turn the system off when you are done playing a game or watching a movie. Don't assume that just because you turn off the TV that your console shuts down too. It doesn't. If you're in the middle of the game, save it so that you can pick up where you left off.
• Enable the automatic power down feature, which will shut down your device if it's left idle for a certain amount of time. This isn't always easy to do and you might need to install software first so click here for step-by-step instructions.

Link to Full Article:

Stop wasting money: video games and energy efficiency | Yahoo! Green

[Chad003]

Yeah, we can always turn it off but is it really gonna matter when they become self aware?

[OrangeWilly]

With as much heat as the damn thing generates, who would leave it on all the time?

[SmokeyVol]

I heat my house with my 360 now. Is that considered going green?

[duckman398686]

[OrangeWilly]

Originally Posted by duckman398686

.....Count it!!!

[SmokeyVol]

Like my new sig?

[rwemyss]

Originally Posted by OrangeWilly

With as much heat as the damn thing generates, who would leave it on all the time?

My thoughts exactly. It is just a good practice to turn off ANY electronic device when you aren't using it. Duh.

[kev20]

Originally Posted by rwemyss

My thoughts exactly. It is just a good practice to turn off ANY electronic device when you aren't using it. Duh.

kinda like turning your car off when you're done driving it.

[JTrainDavis]

Originally Posted by rwemyss

My thoughts exactly. It is just a good practice to turn off ANY electronic device when you aren't using it. Duh.

Perhaps that is why there are several iron shaped black marks on my ironing board? If not that, than i will go back to my previous assumption of aliens.

[SWIL]

hmmm... I leave my PC on all the time.... I wonder how much power its sucking...

[rwemyss]

Originally Posted by SWIL

hmmm... I leave my PC on all the time.... I wonder how much power its sucking...

A good bit. I would recommend considering a low consumption model to leave on. AMD has some excellent low power processors... that plus on-board graphics instead of a high-powered GPU would work wonders.