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[TechnicPuppet]

Instant on. My TV is 400W. So I am not bothered about a small amount of standby energy.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Instant-On Mode for system updates, Energy-Saving Mode overall for everything else.

I really hate that this seems to be the only way to update the OS. They really need to add an check for update option at some point.

 

[StewboaT_]

Instant on. Makes the console more enjoyable to use.

Coming home from a long day of work, saying "Xbox, On", and then having my Xbox One & whole A/V setup turn on with the game I was playing 12+ hours ago on the screen right where I left it never gets old.

...Can literally get into a game in less than 15 seconds.

It turns on your av equipment as well?! As a ps4 owner, I can honestly say that I'm jealous!

 

[Timu]

I really hate that this seems to be the only way to update the OS. They really need to add an check for update option at some point.

This, so much this, I would like it much simpler.

 

[RdN]

Instant-On, of course. It's the way the system is designed to be used.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Instant on. Makes the console more enjoyable to use.

Coming home from a long day of work, saying "Xbox, On", and then having my Xbox One & whole A/V setup turn on with the game I was playing 12+ hours ago on the screen right where I left it never gets old.

...Can literally get into a game in less than 15 seconds.

This will be so good for Titanfall.

 

[Bgamer90]

It turns on your av equipment as well?! As a ps4 owner, I can honestly say that I'm jealous!

Turns on my TV, audio receiver, and my HDMI antenna box (I don't have cable TV but I am still able to use the Xbox One's live TV features with the antenna box I have).

This will be so good for Titanfall.

Yep. Walk into the room and instantly be inside a lobby in no time.

 

[Delryk]

Instant on. Makes the console more enjoyable to use.

Coming home from a long day of work, saying "Xbox, On", and then having my Xbox One & whole A/V setup turn on with the game I was playing 12+ hours ago on the screen right where I left it never gets old.

...Can literally get into a game in less than 15 seconds.

This goes for me too.

Every day.

 

[RdN]

This will be so good for Titanfall.

Not really going to happen, since it times-out from the server for inactivity, so you'll have to reconnect to the servers, but still, it's nice.

 

[abracadaver]

Always energy saving

Instant on only for waiting on updates ... yay

 

[danwarb]

I really hate that this seems to be the only way to update the OS. They really need to add an check for update option at some point.

It's not. I got a prompt to update while the Xbox was on the other day. It might the only way to get them early.

 

[Jessie.Bristol]

Have always used Instant-On with Resume Play enabled since launch.

 

[Anion]

I got the update and found out that third beta option is no longer beta! So im instant on all the way

 

[watership]

Instant on with resume play. Even buggy BF4 works great with it. I walk into the room and say "Xbox on" and my suspended game is ready to play before I'm even sitting down.

 

[SegaShack]

Power Saving mode, I don't like leaving things on.

 

[gothamghost]

Instant On. The convenience is nice.

 

[polyh3dron]

With how proactive MS has been in terms of updates, I would love to see the IR blaster evolve into a comprehensive Harmony Remote type solution. Then the XBOne really would become the hub of my living room.

 

[Bgamer90]

Not really going to happen, since it times-out from the server for inactivity, so you'll have to reconnect to the servers, but still, it's nice.

I used it during the beta. Took me off due to inactivity but I was able to get into a new game really fast.

 

[Rey]

Which do you folks use? I seem to jump back and forth. I must say though, it is super awesome when I turn on my XBO the next day and I boot up the last game I played and it takes me right where I was when I turned off the console.

Does it still count the hours in standby as hours played that game?

 

[Barkley's Justice]

The hum from the fan in the powerbrick (...smh...) was annoying enough for me to just shut it down entirely each time.

 

[Yama]

Instant On as it's more or less my cable box (or extension of it), plus the boot up time is atrocious. Lastly, it's the quickest way to get updates as there is no option to search for them manually.

 

[Amneisac]

I don't use standby on PS4 or X1 because it screws with my HDMI switch.

 

[SillySinStorm]

Polar Bear Saving mode. I don't keep any tech on Standby as the risk of fire frightens the beejesus out of me.

 

[samurai1226]

Energy saving, it's about 3-4€ a month just for the instant-on feature, totally not worth it...

 

[rogue_nine82]

I am on the energy saving mode and I even have the X1 plugged into a smart strip that unplugs the X1 when I turn off my TV.

I just don't like leaving my electronics on all the time and I like trying to save energy.

 

[Jezbollah]

My XB1 isn't my main console in terms of game time, so I accept the boot time for energy saving.

The instant on IS sweet though.

 

[RulkezX]

Switched on at the socket when I want to use it , turned off and unplugged when not. I'm not leaving a console plugged in and powered on all day every day to save a dew seconds at start up.

Spoiler

And 'Xbox On' has worked precisely once for me so meh

 

[Spottiettiedop]

Instant On.

 

[Dabanton]

The only electronics that get left on overnight is the wifi and me charging my phone. Everything else gets switched off.

So its ESM for me. Though I do use IOM when I'm around during the day and it is awesome.

 

[greepoman]

If it's 15 watts per hour whats that cost a year...like $30 total? Seems like it would be much more effective to save power elsewhere.

 

[VE3TRO]

Instant On for me. I like the use of Kinect telling it to turn on and watch TV while eating since I'm a lazy fuck.

 

[Mookow]

Instant On! I love telling getting home and saying Xbox-On and having my whole entertainment setup turn on and be ready by the time my pants are off.

 

[jond76]

Instant in for me. Makes sense since it drives all of our living room entertainment.

 

[R3TRO]

Instant on so I can walk into the room and say the phrase.

 

[Black Mantis]

Instant-on. Haven't noticed any significant increase in my energy bills and I've had mine since launch. The recent updates have improved the performance of the OS, where it used to get sluggish after a while, it now performs smoothly.

 

[AndrewDean84xX]

Does it still count the hours in standby as hours played that game?

I never thought to check.

 

[Dead]

Energy savings. Can hear the PSU fan slightly when trying to sleep so its no go.

 

[Nista]

Energy Saving, though since switching it to that mode it doesn't always turn off the television correctly.

 

[Deadpool_X]

Energy saving, I don't use kinect and do not like leaving electronics on like that.

Oh, so you turn off your computer, tablet, and phone every time you aren't actively using them? Because all of them have built in cameras as well...

 

[B3N1]

Instant on is set as the default. 'Xbox On' is such a cool feature.

If I don't play anymore that day or I go to sleep, I hold the power button, it goes to power saving so it won't spin the HDD at 2 a.m.

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

I keep mine in Energy Saving because when I'm not playing it it's in a closed cabinet. I'm afraid of heat build-up. I tried leaving the Xbone out of the cabinet and in a place where it would be fine to leave it on all the time (since it HAS to be on to watch TV through it) and would have made instant-on feasible as well, but I don't like the noise the fan makes so I unhooked my cable and stuck it in a cabinet.

Just to clarify, the fan noise is very, very low but I'm pretty sensitive to annoying noises (It's why I can't do plasma TVs) and the Xbone's fan is a little on the chirpy side. I REALLY wish the console did HDMI pass-through so that it didn't have to be on and running to watch TV if you didn't want/need the extra features.

 

[malfcn]

Mostly energy saving. The boot time isn't that bad. And the psu makes noise when it is on for me.

 

[jstevenson]

instant-on. Saying Xbox On as I walk into my room (or as I head to the restroom before sitting down) and never having to pick up my TV remote is sexiness.

 

[secondspace]

Energy saving. I like to switch everything off at the wall at night.