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Article #141Re: Computers use 7W when SWITCHED OFF!
From: Clocky
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:14
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:14
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Conor wrote: > In article <01cea21f$0$20670$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>, Clocky > says... >> >> Conor wrote: >>> In article <49be195a$0$16175$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk>, GB says... >>>> >>>>> I guess you also think that leaving a tv in standby is a waste >>>>> too? >>>> >>>> In the UK, there's been a big campaign >>> >>> And its all bollocks. >>> >>> My LG TV uses 1W in standby. My PS3 uses 1.9W and my Xbox 360, 2.5W. >>> By far the most guilty thing in my house is my SkyHD box which uses >>> 34W in "Standby" as they don't really go into standby but just flick >>> off the hard drive. >> >> So clearly it isn't bollocks. Multiply all that wasted energy by >> every household, office and workplace and it's a very substantial >> amount of wasted energy whether you care about that or not. > > Who says it's wasted? It's only wasted if it's not performing a > function as I require. > > As I said, the govts energy saving is all bollocks. Take low energy > lightbulbs. They bleated on about them as the saviour of the planet > but forgot to take into account that in a cold climate like ours, any > savings from the bulbs are negated by the increase in heating to > compensate for the lack of heat the bulbs give off. Heat radiates upwards, a lightbulb would make an insignificant difference to room temperature. Sounds like more ignorant straw clutching to me.
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