Part D

Solutions to Problems

There are many possible solutions to the problems that arise in the issue. Both problems that arise deal with the amount of energy used and how we may cut down on this figure. The recent studies and also some pure common sense guidelines for energy saving allow one to see just how much they can save by doing the simplest things. For example, one may do the following to lower the amount of energy their system uses:
1. If you don't have a gaming console yet, go for the Nintendo Wii. It uses around 1/10 of the energy as the other guys.
2. If you have an Xbox 360, you can set it to use a power save mode.
3. Like many appliances, turn it off when you aren't using it.
4. If your system can play movies, using it for that purpose probably uses more energy than just using the DVD or Blu-Ray player.
5. Always recycle used systems properly. They contain toxic chemicals and should definitely not be thrown in the trash (Clark, 2009).

The amount of power generated with each individual console differs from 100 - 200 watts to 20-50 watts. It all depends on what the paricular console does. The possible solutions to the problems arisen in this issue are very easily feasible with the hardest one being recycling your used systems properly. The amount of energy that one may save by buying the cheaper console, turing off their console when not in use, putting their console in power saver mode (much like a labtop), not using your console to play movies, and recycling used systems all allow for the amount of energy to be used as far less than it would be if one does not follow those energy saving guidelines when playing with a videogame console (Lowe, 2009).