Xbox 360 and Platstation 3 on 12 volts

[concretebox]

Has anyone licked this problem? Most of my TV watching and of course all my gaming is done on one of these two machines.

I thought I read somewhere that the Xbox itself runs on 12 volts nativly; that the power brick converts the 110 to 12. Any way to 'cut out the middle man' and run the Xbox on 12v directly?

 

[dfunkt]

<span style="color: #2a3845; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 23.037500381469727px;">&nbsp;</span><a style="color: #4f8edd; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 23.037500381469727px;" href="http://efficiencyvermont.com/pages/Residential/SavingEnergy/home_electronics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“A Microsoft Xbox ® 360 draws about 175 watts when in use and about 140 watts when idle.”</a>&nbsp;<br>This is quoted from an internet search. &nbsp;Comparatively, I purchased a laptop with vandwelling in mind that only uses 45W at peak usage. &nbsp;I would abandon ideas about using an Xbox unless you want your whole power system devoted to it.