Well, true but you have to decide for yourself where to draw the line. We could all save energy in countless ways, even to the extent of turning the computers off every time we left the room or only ever having cold showers. It's wasteful if - like leaving your TV on stand-by at night - it serves no useful purpose. There are benefits in not turning computers off and given the low levels of consumption involved (for a Powerbook it's something like two or three watts/hour, not that much more for desktops) I'd opt for convenience.
Gosh that's taking things a bit for is it not?
I thought power consumption of a computer in deep sleep is very very low (anyone have any figures on this?). As for the TV, leaving it in standby when you use it a lot gives it a longer life-span as a cold starts is not to good for it's internals (told to me by a buddy who works for Phillips TV division).
Gerard
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