So my question is, to all electric/electronic people ... How much electricity am I using?
I fell asleep last night lidtening to FOX over the internet.
As consumers of electricity, how do they compare?
PC vs TV.
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There are allot of variables, depending on types and sizes, but...
A typical desktop computer uses about 65 to 250 watts.
http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/computers.html
Most TV’s use about 80 to 400 watts, depending on the size and technology.
http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/tv.html
Would depend on both the TV and PC. What kinds do you have? Be specific.
In terms of 110V plugged-into-the-wall type current, a general rule of thumb is: 100 watts is equal to approx 1 amp
my common Acer 19”W monitor specs:
Power Consumption Operational 37 watts
Standby 2 watts
everything else is powered by the power supply in the tower...as this summary indicates, 110V current is variable depending on the chores the PC is doing...
snipped....”As a case in point, I put a power usage meter between the power supply and the wall outlet on my computer as a test. During average computing, my system was pulling no more than 240W of power. This is well below the rating of my power supply. However, if I then play a 3D game for several hours, the power usage peaks upwards to around 400W of total power. Does this mean that a 400W power supply would be sufficient? Probably not as I have a large number of items that draw heavily on the 12V rail such that a 400W could have voltage problems.”
http://compreviews.about.com/od/cases/a/PSUWattage.htm
(my monitor plus this guys computer/chores would be less than 5 amps total drawn from the wall, most of the time a LOT less)