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Playstation 3 Draws More Power Than A Refrigerator

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PlayStation 3 Draws More Power Than a Refrigerator

by Tim Stevens, posted Jun 4th 2008 at 10:18AM

 

We've known for awhile now that the PlayStation 3 (PS3) is hardly a green machine -- it sucks down 200-watts of electricity whether it's playing a movie or just idling at the home menu waiting for you to boot up a game. Sometimes, though, it's hard to put that into context. An Australian consumer group has taken the time to do a little figuring against various other household items, and has found that your PS3 draws more current than an average refrigerator -- five times as much.

 

Of course, the PS3 is making waves as being one of the cheapest Blu-ray players on the market, not to mention the huge added benefit of being able to play next-generation video games. But that 200-watts power draw is also four- to five-times that of a standalone Blu-ray player, which over the course of a year could add up if you watch a lot of movies. Microsoft's Xbox 360 is slightly better with a power consumption at about about three quarters of the PS3, but Nintendo's Wii comes in first by drawing only a tenth of the power of a PS3.

 

So, not only can the Wii get you in shape, it can also save you money on your utilities bill. [source: Intology]

Wow! I had no idea!

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Why am i not surprised that the monstrosity of a PS3 drains so much power. I have never been a fan of the ps3. but I'm glad the Wii console burns less energy Unless of course the person using the WII is making energy for it when there playing it.

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its sony, what do you expect lol

 

im glad im never going to get a PS3!

Edited by DATA2007

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What I don't get about the article is that, for the machine to be idle, are they leaving it on and not playing with it? If so, what a surprise it drains energy. What about flipping a switch and turning it off?

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I've suspected this because I have a box fan that I use and when there's more of a power drain the fan runs slower then when there's little power drain. Ever since I plugged the PS3 in to the same room as the fan the fan runs slower. I'll have to unplug the PS3 and see if it makes a difference.

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We've known for awhile now that the PlayStation 3 (PS3) is hardly a green machine -- it sucks down 200-watts of electricity whether it's playing a movie or just idling at the home menu waiting for you to boot up a game. Sometimes, though, it's hard to put that into context. An Australian consumer group has taken the time to do a little figuring against various other household items, and has found that your PS3 draws more current than an average refrigerator -- five times as much.

 

Um... what? Unless you have the newest, most energy-efficient refrigerator available, the average fridge uses about 600 watts. It may have been a while since I've been in a math class, but that seems to be three times as much, not five times less than, the PS3.

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