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Article #205Re: Computers use 7W when SWITCHED OFF!
From: Mad Ad
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:06
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:06
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"Clocky" <nicetry@migo.com> wrote in message news:01cea21f$0$20670$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com... > 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. > > > > > Its not wasted, its put there for a reason and is providing a service. If you dont need the service and the power consumption irritates you, you are welcome to switch off the item at the main. If others choose to use that power then its only in your opinion that things are wasted. Ad
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