Re: Computers use 7W when SWITCHED OFF!

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From: Clocky
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:49

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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.

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