[gr2020]

Indeed. I think the one flaw in their system, at the moment, is the xbox needs to be on all the time if your cable box is connected to it; if it's powered off, there is no HDMI pass-through.

[Gracana]

Oh, hmm. Does anyone know how much power it uses when idling?

[Jackim]

Here's an article about the PS4 and XB1's power consumption. Looks like the XB1 draws 18W on connected standby.

http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/173127-ps4-xbox-one-power-...

[mentos]

well, that leaves something on the table for Apple/Google