[SGVLUG] help save the world, pwr off game consoles

[Christopher Smith]

On Fri, 2008-11-21 at 08:41 -0800, Dan Kegel wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 1:22 PM, matti <mathew_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > "If left on continuously, the Playstation 3 or Xbox 360 will consume the same amount of energy as two new refrigerators over the course of a year."
> >
> > remember 2 power off electronics when you can
> >
> > http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/21/stop-wasting-money-video-games-and-energy-efficiency.html
> 
> Better: pass a bill requiring all consumer electronics
> to consume less than one milliwatt if left idle
> for more than half an hour...

When I leave my Playstation 3 on, it can be set to auto-power down or to
run Folding at Home (which the Playstation 3's Cell processor is
extraordinarily good at). It is not immediately clear to me which of
those choices is really the better one.

--Chris