Nintendo may be destroying the environment by making the Wii, they make up for it in Watt Usage. (Totals are for the year.)
TVs:
Average plasma: 350 watts
Average rear-projection: 211 watts
Average LCD: 222 watts
- Microdisplay rear projector: 0.14 watt per square inch
- LCD: 0.29 watt per square inch
- Plasma: 0.35 watt per square inch
Other A/V gear:
PlayStation 3: 197 watts
Xbox360: 187 watts
Average PC: 78 watts
DirecTV HR20 DVR: 33 watts
Wii: 19 watts
Slingbox: 9 watts
Wireless router: 7 watts
Let me see, I use about 546 watts. How much are you destroying the environment by?
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January 3, 2008 at 16:41
That’s surprising how little energy the Wii uses compared to other systems. i can’t figure out my wattage use though because I have a DLP television. I’m sure it’s less though because DLP’s use much less energy than Plasma or LCD.