Category Archives: Power Hogs

The PS3 should not be your primary video device

By Elijah Sarver | Published: July 10, 2009
While the PS3 is a very capable game system, it’s probably not good for general entertainment ouside of gaming.
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Power Hogs: XBox 360

By Elijah Sarver | Published: June 23, 2009
Today’s power hog is the XBox 360. It draws 2 watts while in standby, and a whopping 140-150 when powered up. That’s 17 kilowatt hours per year without even turning it on! Assuming a 2 hour duty cycle per day, it burns 105 kWh. It is capable of playing DVDs, the dead HD-DVD format, plus [...]
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