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Report: PS3 power-hungrier than five fridges
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The PlayStation 3: Blu-ray player, next-gen game machine, multimedia hub--and power guzzler. According to a report by the Australian Consumers' Association's Choice publication, leaving your PS3 on when you're not gaming can cost you A$250 ($239) a year in electricity bills.
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If you turn it off from 10am-7pm then that will be more like $50/year. Many (most?) Aussie electrical companies now charge differently based on the time of the day.
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06-07-2008, 10:48 AM
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06-07-2008, 10:52 AM
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Where does the 360 fall? 3.5 fridges?
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Where does the 360 fall? 3.5 fridges?
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If I remember correctly, the Xbox 360 used approx 240 or 260 watts at full load. I don't know what it uses at idle. Still more than a PC, which is sad.
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I stand corrected.. the 360 uses only slightly more than the PS3. Both below 200w.
XBOX 360 vs PS3 (and Wii) - Power Consumption Report - hardCOREware.net
I don't know how accurate this site is but it's the best I found in a few minutes.
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If you turn it off from 10am-7pm then that will be more like $50/year. Many (most?) Aussie electrical companies now charge differently based on the time of the day.
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As do power companies in the UK.
If you request it you can get a dual rate meter. At 2-6am.. It gets stupidly cheap for electricity.
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As do power companies in the UK.
If you request it you can get a dual rate meter. At 2-6am.. It gets stupidly cheap for electricity.
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We got 3 different rates for normal appliances, and two more for hot water.
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That sounds overly complicated and leaves lots of room for a major **** up. lol.
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Interesting.
200w out the door playing Ninja Gaiden II.....
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Both PS3 and 360 are bad products.
One fails from over heating and the other costs too much.
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11-24-2008, 09:35 PM
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Both PS3 and 360 are bad products.
One fails from over heating and the other costs too much.
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You should make your statements clearer  To clarify for those who are not aware, XBOX 360 overheats (I'm on my 2 XBOX 360. I had a 20 GB launch unit that died 4 months later. Than I sold the 20 GB M$ sent me and got a Elite. That died less than a year later. Now my current one is acting up). My Playstation 3 costs me $100 more than my XBOX 360 and it's the 60 GB Playstation 3 with full backwards compatibility and has been stressed more than my XBOX 360 and shows no sign of wear 
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11-24-2008, 09:48 PM
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Eura, I just play L4D on the PC... and maybe Force Unleashed sometimes...
Also the 65nm version (current one is 90nm) of the Xbox's chipset and CPU should make it overheat less.
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Yeah they're taking their sweet freaking time with the 65nm GPU. I'll get one when they come out but until then I'll continue to be a bum and use my roommates
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11-24-2008, 11:43 PM
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Eura, I just play L4D on the PC... and maybe Force Unleashed sometimes...
Also the 65nm version (current one is 90nm) of the Xbox's chipset and CPU should make it overheat less.
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Bingo, and the PS3 is now only $400, but that's still too damn expensive. Bottom line, if you want Blu Ray, you buy a PS3, otherwise, you buy a 360. Or, if you have to play TV wars with other people in the house, you build a PC instead. (Sorry, venting)
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