Xbox Series S/X draws nine to 10 watts of power 24 hours a day -- even when it's not being actively used -- compared to less than 1W if the standby settings are switched to "energy saving" mode...
I'm old enough to remember when you could turn devices off. An energy saving mode that uses 0 watts- imagine that!
Not on only did those devices turn off completely, they also turned on instantly. Today, in the age of complexity and towers of abstraction, it takes a long time to start those devices, hence "instant on" actually means "never off". Itâ(TM)s a simulated instant on.
Vaguely. I do remember my grandpa's black and white TV in which the picture on the CRT was smaller when first turned on, but still viewable. The TV in our house was color and I'm sure transistor based, and it didn't have an "always ON" mode since even the remote only had an OFF button, but no ON button - the ON button was only physically on the TV.
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The Good Old Days (Score:5, Insightful)
Xbox Series S/X draws nine to 10 watts of power 24 hours a day -- even when it's not being actively used -- compared to less than 1W if the standby settings are switched to "energy saving" mode...
I'm old enough to remember when you could turn devices off. An energy saving mode that uses 0 watts- imagine that!
Re: The Good Old Days (Score:3)
Not on only did those devices turn off completely, they also turned on instantly. Today, in the age of complexity and towers of abstraction, it takes a long time to start those devices, hence "instant on" actually means "never off". Itâ(TM)s a simulated instant on.
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You don't remember the old TVs that took a while to warm up the tubes?
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Vaguely. I do remember my grandpa's black and white TV in which the picture on the CRT was smaller when first turned on, but still viewable. The TV in our house was color and I'm sure transistor based, and it didn't have an "always ON" mode since even the remote only had an OFF button, but no ON button - the ON button was only physically on the TV.