Do you leave your PS3 in standby mode? - Blu-ray Forum

spaceball1 · 08-21-2008, 03:40 AM

I got a PS3 in November and it broke in February. On that one, I left it in standby mode (with the red indicator on) when I wasn't using it.

I was able to get a replacement, and I've turned the system completely off after every time I've used it, but it's a pain to get behind my other equipment to turn it off. Do you guys leave yours in standby mode or turn the console completely off?

Charles3669 · 08-21-2008, 03:42 AM

I turn mine off.

BluKingOfKings · 08-21-2008, 03:45 AM

I leave mine
on stand by, jus make
sure theres enuf room 4
it to breath, cuz Ive had mine
since the 1st PS3s (60 GB)came out.

Barnum · 08-21-2008, 03:45 AM

I turn mine off I don't like to waste electricity.

hlo10786 · 08-21-2008, 03:54 AM

i just leave my in standby mode, but i have it behind my tv, where it has a lot of space to breath.

commandercool · 08-21-2008, 03:54 AM

i leave it in stand by,i heard after a while switching it off from the back contiously can short the ps3..idk if this is true or not,but im not taking any chances

BirdManJr · 08-21-2008, 03:57 AM

i leave mine on standby...because i like to waste electricity

Sith · 08-21-2008, 04:00 AM

I'm a republican, so i love to waste power....I usually just leave it and my
tv on just to be a d***....

DeathByAsh'aman · 08-21-2008, 05:04 AM

Always on standby. no problems. I even have my PS3 on for at least 12 hours a day 7 days a week. If im not playing a game, watching a movie, im F@H.

owa · 08-21-2008, 05:19 AM

Both of mine stay in standby mode when they're not being used.

El Negro · 08-21-2008, 05:20 AM

PS3 always on standby. Im 2 lazy to have to reach back there and flip the switch everytime i want to watch a movie or play a game.

Minimejer05 · 08-21-2008, 05:22 AM

I turn mine off.

owa · 08-21-2008, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Negro

PS3 always on standby. Im 2 lazy to have to reach back there and flip the switch everytime i want to watch a movie or play a game.

Yeah, no kidding. I'm actually pretty surprised some turn it off but I can be pretty lazy as well when it comes to stuff like that.

BR7 · 08-21-2008, 05:45 AM

I leave mine on standby

ricky tee78 · 08-21-2008, 05:46 AM

I have one of the original ps2's, and its been on standby non stop for about.... what 9 or 10 years? and have never had a single problem with it.

on the other hand, 3 friends i met within the past year turn everything off completely, each has been through at least one ps2.

from my experience, standby for the win. I doubt that little red light uses alot of energy.

my ps3 stays on stand by 24/7

BlackLightShark009 · 08-21-2008, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by commandercool

i leave it in stand by,i heard after a while switching it off from the back contiously can short the ps3..idk if this is true or not,but im not taking any chances

I leave mine off just like i did with ps2 wich still works. Id think only way you'd short it is if your sockets faulty or something.

Seeking_Alpha · 08-21-2008, 06:27 AM

I leave mine on, folding@home, since july 07.

I think the OP is having a case of post hoc ergo propter hoc.

WriteSimply · 08-21-2008, 10:11 AM

Standby.

Side note: The PS3 has the lowest electricity usage of all the consoles when put on standby.

fuad

MacDaddyOJack · 08-21-2008, 11:39 AM

I leave it on standby, it really uses very little power in standby mode.

Even if it used more power, I'd probably still leave it in standby since it's a lot easier to put it in standby with the controller than it is to get up and turn the damn thing off

spaceball1 · 08-21-2008, 12:12 PM

Looks like I'm going back to standby, thanks!

08-21-2008, 03:40 AM	#1
spaceball1 Member Member since:Apr 2008 Blu-ray collection:46	Do you leave your PS3 in standby mode? I got a PS3 in November and it broke in February. On that one, I left it in standby mode (with the red indicator on) when I wasn't using it. I was able to get a replacement, and I've turned the system completely off after every time I've used it, but it's a pain to get behind my other equipment to turn it off. Do you guys leave yours in standby mode or turn the console completely off?

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08-21-2008, 03:42 AM	#2
Charles3669 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008	I turn mine off.

08-21-2008, 03:45 AM	#3
BluKingOfKings Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:San Antonio,TX Blu-ray collection:68	I leave mine on stand by, jus make sure theres enuf room 4 it to breath, cuz Ive had mine since the 1st PS3s (60 GB)came out.

08-21-2008, 03:45 AM	#4
Barnum Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:3	I turn mine off I don't like to waste electricity.

08-21-2008, 03:54 AM	#5
hlo10786 Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:SF Bay Area Blu-ray collection:15 Blu-ray reviews:1	i just leave my in standby mode, but i have it behind my tv, where it has a lot of space to breath.

08-21-2008, 03:54 AM	#6
commandercool Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Queens, New york	i leave it in stand by,i heard after a while switching it off from the back contiously can short the ps3..idk if this is true or not,but im not taking any chances

08-21-2008, 03:57 AM	#7
BirdManJr Power Member Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray reviews:3	i leave mine on standby...because i like to waste electricity

08-21-2008, 04:00 AM	#8
Sith Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Seal Beach, CA Blu-ray collection:168	I'm a republican, so i love to waste power....I usually just leave it and my tv on just to be a d***....

08-21-2008, 05:04 AM	#9
DeathByAsh'aman Expert Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Out West PSNetwork: DanceTheSpears	Always on standby. no problems. I even have my PS3 on for at least 12 hours a day 7 days a week. If im not playing a game, watching a movie, im F@H.

08-21-2008, 05:19 AM	#10
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	Both of mine stay in standby mode when they're not being used.

08-21-2008, 05:20 AM	#11
El Negro Expert Member Member since:Jun 2008 Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:324 DVD collection:130 Blu-ray reviews:1	PS3 always on standby. Im 2 lazy to have to reach back there and flip the switch everytime i want to watch a movie or play a game.

08-21-2008, 05:22 AM	#12
Minimejer05 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Minnesota Home Theater Gallery:14 4K collection:532 Blu-ray collection:1995 Blu-ray reviews:28 Trading Score:6	I turn mine off.

08-21-2008, 05:45 AM	#14
BR7 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Sioux City,IA Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:25 Trading Score:35	I leave mine on standby

08-21-2008, 05:46 AM	#15
ricky tee78 Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:44 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	I have one of the original ps2's, and its been on standby non stop for about.... what 9 or 10 years? and have never had a single problem with it. on the other hand, 3 friends i met within the past year turn everything off completely, each has been through at least one ps2. from my experience, standby for the win. I doubt that little red light uses alot of energy. my ps3 stays on stand by 24/7

08-21-2008, 06:27 AM	#17
Seeking_Alpha Active Member Member since:Jul 2008	I leave mine on, folding@home, since july 07. I think the OP is having a case of post hoc ergo propter hoc.

08-21-2008, 10:11 AM	#18
WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Standby. Side note: The PS3 has the lowest electricity usage of all the consoles when put on standby. fuad

08-21-2008, 11:39 AM	#19
MacDaddyOJack Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Richmond, VA PSNetwork: MacDaddyOJack Trophy Level: 12(4%) Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:71 Blu-ray reviews:23 Trading Score:4	I leave it on standby, it really uses very little power in standby mode. Even if it used more power, I'd probably still leave it in standby since it's a lot easier to put it in standby with the controller than it is to get up and turn the damn thing off

08-21-2008, 12:12 PM	#20
spaceball1 Member Member since:Apr 2008 Blu-ray collection:46	Looks like I'm going back to standby, thanks!

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