Galaxy of Kenshine

According to study by the Australian group choice, video game consoles such as Sony Playstation 3 Consumes Five Times More Energy than a medium sized refrigerator.

They found out that a medium sized refrigerator of about 12 cu.ft. volume(60 inches in height) will cost $50 a year while Sony Playstation 3 will cost $250 a year even if its not in use and only turned on. Microsoft XBox came second behind Playstation 3.

Choice is the largest consumer organization in Australia with over 200,000 subscribers. Study showed that apart from game consoles, Plasma televisions consume 4 times more energy than a traditional analogue set. Incredibly, the Playstation 3 consumed over 10 times as much power as the Nintendo Wii.

The average desktop PC, without monitor came third in terms of energy consumption. It is interesting to note that Apple iMac with a built-in display, consumes just 2/3rd of the energy consumed by a monitor-less PC.

The LCD computer monitor tested was found to be far more energy efficient than it's CRT predecessor. The CRT used more than double the power of the LCD display. Devices on stand-by mode costs just $15 a year.