The Insatiable Power Hunger of Home Electronics 340
An anonymous reader writes "A Wall Street Journal columnist recently got his hand on a power meter and decided to write about his findings, the resulting article being discussed here on Slashdot. That author concluded that gadgets are getting a bad rap, and are relatively insignificant power consumers in the grand scheme of things. A rebuttal has appeared, arguing that not only are modern electronics significant power consumers already, while everything else is becoming more efficient, home electronics seem to be getting worse. This echoes the Department of Energy's assertion that 'Electricity consumption for home electronics, particularly for color TVs and computer equipment, is also forecast to grow significantly over the next two decades.' Are gadgets unfairly maligned, or getting an unearned pardon?"
Color TVs? Is that really necessary to specify? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:My results (Score:5, Funny)
Or, more generally, don't step on anything pointy barefoot. Time of day and intended purpose of the pointy thing are not important.
Re:My results (Score:1, Funny)
That would explain why my light bill is 80 pounds per month!!
For those of us not living in the UK, what is that in kilograms?
Re:Color TVs? Is that really necessary to specify? (Score:5, Funny)
Obviously! None of them have been plugged in for 20 years! ;-)
Re:My results (Score:3, Funny)
If that leaves you with some question as to whether you will have an operable earth ground when the ground prong is plastic, you are not qualified to plug appliances into the wall. Please contact a trained professional.