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Re:Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream g... by swiftcoder on Thursday October 22, 2026 @08:49AM (#50194635)
> Unfortunately it's entirely possible that it costs .24/hr just for the electricity

Of course you don't need 2x teslas just to stream a game to your living room - a relatively power-efficient streaming box is possible

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Re:Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream g... by wildzzz on Thursday October 22, 2026 @09:06AM (#50194791)
The raspberry pi is the actual device hooked up to the TV I think, the GPUs are elsewhere in the house.
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Re:Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream g... by TiredOfLife on Thursday October 22, 2026 @09:20AM (#50194945)
The game runs on that pc in basement
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Re:Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream g... by swiftcoder on Thursday October 22, 2026 @09:32AM (#50195094)
Yes, I understand that. My point is that 2x Teslas are overkill for gaming - his power bill is so high because he's using an expensive ML inference box to stream games.
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