maxtherabbit wrote:
No way in hell I'm turning everything off at the power strip every time I want to play to save $2 a month, that's just a waste of time
My rack mounted power switches are right next to my tv. It takes like 3 seconds, and it saves ~$20 usd a month not counting the 10s of thousands of dollars it would save me in damages if a power surge ever happened. And some of the mods (ultra hdmi, gdemu. rhea, psio, dreamcast hdmi, wii hdmi, ect) only go on sale once every few months if that. Not to mention the consoles I have like a cdi that was only used as a demo kiosk and a functional version of one shows up like once every year on ebay and my kingdom hearts limited edition ps4 that is ~$700-$800 on ebay. Also you make it sound like you play 30 consoles in one go every time you sit down to game. How hard is it to turn things off when you are done with them if you play one or two consoles at a time?
ldeveraux wrote:
Wolf_ wrote:
ldeveraux wrote:
This is a stupid argument as neither of us will listen to the other. I really don't care what you do with your console power situation.
Yup, you can choose to waste power and money, have potential switching issues, and risk tens of thousands of dollars in hard to get consoles/mods/installation services if you want. But I'm not just talking to you I'm talking to anyone that would read this thread and I strongly suggest against doing things that way so I explained it and did the math.
First, who has 44 consoles and dares to consider the OUYA one of them?
Second, how many packs of cigarettes do you smoke each day? How many coffees do you buy? Do you unplug every TV in your house when you're not using it? You should also unplug your cable box too because it's constantly updating and displaying the time. I assume you already unplug or switch off every PC you own when not in use. Do you remove rechargeable batteries from devices (remote controls, etc) when not using them? It'll cost money to recharge those. You should probably unscrew your smart/LED light bulbs for good measure, we wouldn't want them leeching power either. What about your heater when your house is already warm, and the AC when already cool? Finally there's your microwave, digital clocks, cable modems, land lines when not in use, stereo equipment, smart speakers and other smart devices, your garage door opener, electric toothbrush, and most importantly: literally any constantly charging device.
I realize that list seems absurd, and it is. If you're going to be anal about 165W, then you should do a fiscal evaluation on your entire lifestyle, and be willing to make some serious changes.
As for risking "tens of thousands of dollars" in equipment, that's what good quality surge protection is for. I agree 100% that anyone serious about preserving any electronic should protect their investments in that manner. It's the switching everything off I take exception to. I'm not going to do that with above laundry list and potentially save much more money, I'm not going to do it with my ~14 consoles. It's pedantic, but there's a line between saving money and paying for convenience.
1st, Congratulations, you made the same OUYA comment everyone else that watched the video made.
2nd, I don't smoke and my work provides me with free coffee. I do drink 1 energy drink each work day and I get a 12 pack that lasts me a week and a half-ish for $17. My tv is also on my rack mount power strip so when I'm done using it I just flick the switch. My remotes have largely been replaced by my phone as pretty much everything has an app or ir blaster you can control it with. I do use rechargeable batteries in everything that takes them as they are cheaper than buying and throwing out batteries constantly and when I'm done with them (usually video game controllers) I put them in contact free battery holders:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YG7JQO the exception being controllers with built in batteries and I recharge those every 6 months for battery health. And my smart lights and outlets (only for the high draw power items) is set to automatically turn off/on when I enter/leave the gps location of my house (leaving does turn on my motion sensors, door alarms, and security cameras though so ya got me there but the cost of the button cell in my door alarm/motion sensor that lasts ~6 months is a cost I'm willing to pay considering what they are protecting). I use my phone as my clock, have a manual garage door because my motor died and they are super expensive and of course my audio receiver is on my rack mount power switch and I make an effort to unplug constantly charging devices when not in use (For example I charge my toothbrush while I'm showering and unplug it afterwards).
And while I agree completely that $200+ a year in power is something you should care about and should make an effort to control other power waste the point is also to protect your expensive equiptment and avoid any issue with autoswitchers which sit somewhere between hdmi copy protection and printers in the list of devices you're likely to encounter in the 8th circle of hell. And flicking 4 switches on my rackmount setup (console, tv, scaler & switches, and audio receiver) 2 feet from my tv and then just changing what console is powered on until I'm ready to turn everything off takes literally 3 seconds because I flick the first 3 switches and then I need to find the name of the console I want to play.