http://blogs.technet.com/b/steve_lamb/archive/2007/04/02/the-playstation-3-is-a-monster-a-very-hungry-one.aspxApparently the Sony Playstation 3 consumes up to 380 watts of power according to a review in the current T3 technology magazine. I can't help wondering how big the power supply unit is as the XBox 360's one is huge - it's rated @ 1/2 the power consumptionen-GBTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.technet.com/b/steve_lamb/archive/2007/04/02/the-playstation-3-is-a-monster-a-very-hungry-one.aspx#726738Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:24:22 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:726738Steve Spence<P>Indeed, we actually saw a noticeable difference in consumption swapping from a 43" plasma UP to 50" LCD...</P><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=726738" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/steve_lamb/archive/2007/04/02/the-playstation-3-is-a-monster-a-very-hungry-one.aspx#724202Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:01:18 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:724202Steve Lamb<p>Ed&gt; Thanks for your input. I've been looking into LCD versus Plasma TVs and have found exactly what you say - Plasma uses 50 - 100W more than LCD.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=724202" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/steve_lamb/archive/2007/04/02/the-playstation-3-is-a-monster-a-very-hungry-one.aspx#723934Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:01:47 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:723934Ed<P>These things matter. &nbsp;Get yourself a "Plug-In Mains Power &amp; Energy Monitor". &nbsp;I think the PS3 has a rather heavy internal power supply.</P> <P>Our UK '360 clocks in at 174 watts peak, 147 watts typical (~1 Watt when in standby). &nbsp;By contrast, the Sony Bravia 40" LCD is 153 Watts (also 1 watt in standby)</P> <P>By contrast, an 18 month old dual Xeon 3.2 with an X800XL was 185 watts and an Iiyama 22" CRT was 107 Watts. &nbsp;A cheapo (Dabs value?) 19" LCD flat screen was 76 watts.</P> <P>Apparently plasma TVs are also real killers for electricity (compared with LCD)</P><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=723934" width="1" height="1">