Do you unplug your console from the wall when not playing it?

Deleted User · Oct 15, 2020

Preferably unplugged if it won't be used for some time, feels like the right thing to do.

Only thing I hate about the Wii U is that the GamePad runs out of battery after a week or two because it's always in stand-by mode.
Since I see some people complaining about this here, I might as well help. It's possible to leave the GamePad in a true OFF state by disconnecting the battery, wait a moment and then reconnect it.
It's easy to know if the GamePad is really turned off, if the battery isn't empty and it doesn't power on when you press the TV button, it means it worked!
Just press the power button when you want to play on the Wii U again. It takes about 10 seconds for the GamePad to boot whereas it turns on almost instantly with stand-by mode.

This way the battery will not be left in a discharged state the next time you use your Wii U after a long time. I hope it will help.

Deleted User · Oct 15, 2020

MetoMeto said:
The console

That switch there is just to change input from "AV out" to "VGA" and vice versa,
and that far left hole is just an audio jack, since VGA don't transmit sound.
(left most screw is bigger cause i couldnt find smaller...its so annoying lol)

It was pain in the a** to fitt everything just perfectly and this was it in mm! xD

Ill post gameplay screen later today, i had these pics in spoiler already on my PC.

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Solar panels huh?

nice, i wouldnt have the patiene to make it look that good kek

Vovajka · Oct 16, 2020

I do not, there is no point since I use it daily.

spotanjo3 · Oct 16, 2020

Boesy said:
Bruh, that's weird. Portugal is an old man's country.

The boomers I've met are pretty cool for the most part, some are drunk all day, but they get their shit done, either way. Whereas, on the web the boomers and millennials get shit on like they're the worst thing ever.

I just wish Portugal still had our own currency than the monopoly-ish money and other European countries use.

Yeah, I could say the same for UK. Some people I know at UK are very cool people as well.

Why do you prefer our country to be your own currency instead of Euro ? I know that we had your currency but they changed it to Euro.

MetoMeto · Oct 16, 2020

Azerus_Kun said:
nice, i wouldnt have the patiene to make it look that good kek

Thanks!

Well it WAS pain in the ass but believe me, sense of achivement is better than that bubble on xbox! I really enjoyed every step on the way.
I kinda wanted to meka it look as less as moded as i can. This is actually my first moded console.

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azoreseuropa said:
Yeah, I could say the same for UK. Some people I know at UK are very cool people as well.

Why do you prefer our country to be your own currency instead of Euro ? I know that we had your currency but they changed it to Euro.

I guess every country should be free from fucking euro and be its own in every term.

DolphinCube · Oct 16, 2020

I just my 3ds plugged in while im playing because my battery is crap. And it lasts for 30 minutes when its not in sleep mode D:

spotanjo3 · Oct 16, 2020

MetoMeto said:
I guess every country should be free from fucking euro and be its own in every term.

To be honest.. Previous we had an Escudo and I never liked it. Euro is much easier. It is like America number symbol like Pound too. Maybe I don't mind the Pound but don want to come back to Escudo. Too weird currency.

Nippo · Oct 16, 2020

I have two power strips with most of my consoles connected to them. Makes it really easy for me because all I need to do is switch off the power strip instead of unplugging everything.

Deleted member 397813 · Oct 16, 2020

depends on the console. XBOX 360 and N64 remain unplugged when off, PS4, Wii U, and Switch remain plugged because of their sleep mode features.

MetoMeto · Oct 16, 2020

azoreseuropa said:
To be honest.. Previous we had an Escudo and I never liked it. Euro is much easier. It is like America number symbol like Pound too. Maybe I don't mind the Pound but don want to come back to Escudo. Too weird currency.

oh you mean the symbol....yeah it looks nice.

Deleted User · Oct 16, 2020

azoreseuropa said:
To be honest.. Previous we had an Escudo and I never liked it. Euro is much easier. It is like America number symbol like Pound too. Maybe I don't mind the Pound but don want to come back to Escudo. Too weird currency.

i read a bit on the escudo and thought it would have something like odd divisions, but from what i understood it was just escudos and escudo cents, what makes it weird to you?

Hayato213 · Oct 16, 2020

MetoMeto said:
is a shield worth getting?

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Sure, i will do it today!

If you get the 500GB model and decide to upgrade it to an SSD then it is quite worth it.

Jayro · Oct 16, 2020

Lostbhoy said:
I leave it plugged in but i do turn off all sockets when i goto bed. Only thing left on at night is refrigerator.

I wish all american sockets were switched like the UK's. Ours are "always on" and we have to use the power switches on the devices themselves instead.

Deleted User · Oct 16, 2020

Jayro said:
I wish all american sockets were switched like the UK's. Ours are "always on" and we have to use the power switches on the devices themselves instead.

cant you buy switched outlets and install them yourselves? here the most common outlet is unswitched european, but some have switched european

Julie_Pilgrim · Nov 10, 2020

I keep em plugged in, cause I only own two home consoles(well, one cause switch is technically a handheld) but if and/or when I get more, I probably won’t

pat_guy7 · Nov 18, 2020

MetoMeto said:
So we all know consoles consume electricity, thats how they work anyway, so they need to be plugged in,
but do you unplug it from the wall (or console) when NOT playing it or leave it in standby all the time?

Or do you unplug it here and there or NEVER, till it BURNS!!!.....I'm kidding lol it wont burn ....or will it?! xD
Well anyway i guess if you leave connect 24 on a Wii it can actually burn it...but that's the thing of past (i hope so)

Ok i sidetracked i bit...
so yeah...do you leave it pluged or unpluged?

The only console that I've left unplugged for a long time is my PlayStation 2. Nowadays it's just sitting on a shelf in my basement never being used. I did leave my Xbox 360 unplugged for a while, but that's so I can make renovations for my bedroom. Besides that, I just leave my consoles plugged in.

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