[AiboPet]

I don't have it here at work with me today, but I've seen single watt numbers in some netbooks in "sleep" mode. I don't recall if I have ever seen less than one watt...but know for sure I've seen down to one, as the little ASUS 900HA netbook "sleeps" at around 1.5W. I do know it will register ZERO watts....just can't recall if I have seen "500mw" or " .5 " before.

If you are seeing anything less than 5-10 watts.....you are not generating any noticeable heat, nevermind enough to actually warm the top of the set. I know the little wattage display on my APC ups I have on my "entertainment" center in the front room shows 18 watts at "off"....but that damn Cox cable box DOES seem to ALWAYS be warm whether off or on. I'm getting that "18w" display on the APC with the Samsung 55" on standby...cable box on (or off...no difference)...and my little Archos AV700 playing into the little HLLY transmitter (those two run 24/7).

So actually.....I don't know what to believe sometimes, but the Kill-A-Watt always seems to give me a much more believable number (I should put the Kill-A-Watt after the ups someday and see)

I'm not sure if the UPS is also showing me what it's OWN circuitry is drawing as well...but I suspect it's just the load to it's sockets in back. It will go to zero if nothing is plugged into it...and will go back and forth between 2 and 3 watts if I unplug JUST the Scientific Atlanta HD box (and THAT thing gets pretty warm!)