how many watts does it take up when playing a game?
im asking because my mom said that our electricity bill last month was 250$ i have a 32' lcd tv and i usually play my ps3 5-8 hours a day and i leave it in standby mode instead of switching of the powerin the back
I have heard that PS3 is dual voltage but I couldn't find any reliable source, I don't want to blow my PS3... if someone can please let me know the max watt usage of a PS3 and is it 280 watts as mentioned in the user manual and what is a 750 V.A.I power factor compared to watts for a transformer... what is the equation... Thank you so much for the help been trying real hard to find a solution... Thanks.
I have a US PS3 and I am in Africa.. with a 220v, I have a transformer with a 750 V.A.I. I have been trying hard to know what a V.A.I power factor is compared to watts, the best I could find out was of 310 watts pure guess work and no reliability... my ps3 manual mentions approx 280 watts power consumption and
if im not mistaken the ps3 power supply is rated at 380W output(max), 1250W might be what the power cord is rated at and that has nothing to do with the usage.
I am going to Germany in 6 days (going to be there for 30 days), and I am bringing my US PS3, I know the power there is different from the USA, in US, the power is 120V 60Hz, in Germany (Europe) it is 220V 50Hz, the plug is different too. But also, the video signal is different as well, the video signal in USA is NTSC, in Germany (Europe) it is PAL, do I have any luck? Should I wait till I get to Germany, or should I get stuff from Frys Electronics or BestBuy? Please reply.
Your American NTSC PS3 should work in Germany. Im in sweden and with imported american ps3's (bought pre eu release...) you just have to change the power cord so it fits the wall socket. The games are 99% Region Free and if your hooking it up to a HDTV with HDMI, NTSC should not be an issue! Some Blu-Ray movies are Region locked and it will only play DVD's that are region free or region 1. Theres also no issues using a american PSN account in Europe.
Thank-you for answering most of my questions, but the 40GB PS3 isn't Universal Power Supply. So I have to find some kind of voltage converter, they usually have those kinds of things in Chinatowns and Little India's, so I might find a cheap one, hopefully not cheap, but as long as it does the job, I'm happy, plus, my family in Germany don't have HDTV, they only have a few SDTV's, so I guess I am out of luck. Maybe I'll bring my PS3 to Germany, then I'll buy stuff over there.
Its amazing how Sony has put a CPU, up to date graphics card AND media drives and WAY MORE into a single 380 Watts total and the ps3 usually doesn't even use 380 watts most of the time. Newer graphics cards are starting to use more than 380 watts alone AND THEYRE ONLY GRAPHICS CARDS. Were are starting 2 see PSus coming into the market using 1K watts its no big deal. Another thing the xbox360 only uses 180 watts but it melts the inner hardware... weird microsoft u suck and ur cheap.
only a 159 watts not bad but yeah the 40gb ps3 will be only half of that number and cost less minus the multi-card reader two usb hubs and minus ps2 hardware its not a problem thank god for emulations and external parts but i got my 60gb ps3 works fine ever since i got the air flo inner cooler stays cooler works longer
FAKE the ps3 is 130watts is that the 60 version?
55SkorpOG 1 year ago
how many watts does it take up when playing a game?
im asking because my mom said that our electricity bill last month was 250$ i have a 32' lcd tv and i usually play my ps3 5-8 hours a day and i leave it in standby mode instead of switching of the powerin the back
fresapaletosa 2 years ago
@fresapaletosa eaxactly the same as me lol
weegaza1k5 2 years ago
I have heard that PS3 is dual voltage but I couldn't find any reliable source, I don't want to blow my PS3... if someone can please let me know the max watt usage of a PS3 and is it 280 watts as mentioned in the user manual and what is a 750 V.A.I power factor compared to watts for a transformer... what is the equation... Thank you so much for the help been trying real hard to find a solution... Thanks.
tupack222222 3 years ago
Hey Guys,
I have a US PS3 and I am in Africa.. with a 220v, I have a transformer with a 750 V.A.I. I have been trying hard to know what a V.A.I power factor is compared to watts, the best I could find out was of 310 watts pure guess work and no reliability... my ps3 manual mentions approx 280 watts power consumption and
tupack222222 3 years ago
hey guys, can u please explain how come it says 1250 watts on my ps3 AC power cord? I use a 80gb ps3.
alexchiem2 3 years ago
if im not mistaken the ps3 power supply is rated at 380W output(max), 1250W might be what the power cord is rated at and that has nothing to do with the usage.
obd 3 years ago
yo my ps3 got messed up everytime i turned it on it turns yellow.. y that happens.. help me out bro..
unknownrapper149 3 years ago
Hello,
I am going to Germany in 6 days (going to be there for 30 days), and I am bringing my US PS3, I know the power there is different from the USA, in US, the power is 120V 60Hz, in Germany (Europe) it is 220V 50Hz, the plug is different too. But also, the video signal is different as well, the video signal in USA is NTSC, in Germany (Europe) it is PAL, do I have any luck? Should I wait till I get to Germany, or should I get stuff from Frys Electronics or BestBuy? Please reply.
- Regards
VerticalhorizonXL 2 years ago
Your American NTSC PS3 should work in Germany. Im in sweden and with imported american ps3's (bought pre eu release...) you just have to change the power cord so it fits the wall socket. The games are 99% Region Free and if your hooking it up to a HDTV with HDMI, NTSC should not be an issue! Some Blu-Ray movies are Region locked and it will only play DVD's that are region free or region 1. Theres also no issues using a american PSN account in Europe.
I hope this answers your questions :)
obd 2 years ago
Thank-you for answering most of my questions, but the 40GB PS3 isn't Universal Power Supply. So I have to find some kind of voltage converter, they usually have those kinds of things in Chinatowns and Little India's, so I might find a cheap one, hopefully not cheap, but as long as it does the job, I'm happy, plus, my family in Germany don't have HDTV, they only have a few SDTV's, so I guess I am out of luck. Maybe I'll bring my PS3 to Germany, then I'll buy stuff over there.
VerticalhorizonXL 2 years ago
I play/fold@home on my ps3 8 hours a day.
I did the calculations and it adds up to £1/$2 a MONTH.
Electricity is cheap.
gamerz654 3 years ago 2
im impressed 159 on idle
Try it while playing a game and see if theres much difference.
Firefret30003 3 years ago
Its amazing how Sony has put a CPU, up to date graphics card AND media drives and WAY MORE into a single 380 Watts total and the ps3 usually doesn't even use 380 watts most of the time. Newer graphics cards are starting to use more than 380 watts alone AND THEYRE ONLY GRAPHICS CARDS. Were are starting 2 see PSus coming into the market using 1K watts its no big deal. Another thing the xbox360 only uses 180 watts but it melts the inner hardware... weird microsoft u suck and ur cheap.
bunuptoast 4 years ago
only a 159 watts not bad but yeah the 40gb ps3 will be only half of that number and cost less minus the multi-card reader two usb hubs and minus ps2 hardware its not a problem thank god for emulations and external parts but i got my 60gb ps3 works fine ever since i got the air flo inner cooler stays cooler works longer
hardkoregamer1981 4 years ago