Should I keep my Wii in yellow standby or red off mode when not using it?

When I turn my Wii off the power light stays yellow. The only way to make it go red is to hold the power button down for a few seconds.

When I am not using my Wii, should I just leave it in the yellow state or should I always hold the power button down to make it red?

Also, if I should make it red, is there a way to do this using the Wii Remote?

Thanks for any advice.

keep it on red and yes on the wiimote hold down the "power" button

mines on yellow all the time i dont see much of a difference

If you are not going to use the Wii for long periods of time (couple of days) its best to turn it off completely (RED).SER69

You should keep it on Red. Trust me. :)

i leave mine in yellow, and unplug the wii sometimes, i dont think it really matters , red , or yellow, either way. and you can make it stay red an easier way. just go into wii settings and turn off wii connect 24. then it will never go yellowJdog30

Don't let anyone here scare you into keeping it in red mode, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it being yellow. My console's been yellow for over two years now, nothing bad has happened. It's in perfect condition. You'd like to know if there's an update or message even if the console's off wouldn't you? Leave it in Standby, it's fine.ozzsoad

I would say turn the wii off into Red mode as that way you'll save energy.

Still if you want to receive messages and e-mails while playing the wii then use yellow standby mode.

Don't let anyone here scare you into keeping it in red mode, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it being yellow. My console's been yellow for over two years now, nothing bad has happened.ozzsoad

One advantage to "red mode" is that when you turn it on (at least with an RGB SCART connection) my TV switches to the correct channel on its own. Why it cannot do this in 24 hour connect mode I don't know. Would be a sensible, and easy tweak for the next OS upgrade.

By the way - mine has been on yellow for most of the time since December 2006, and I have had no problems.

Keep it on red. Many people have fried their GPU by keeping it on yellow.Rocky32189

really? do you have a link?

[QUOTE="Rocky32189"]Keep it on red. Many people have fried their GPU by keeping it on yellow.-starman-

really? do you have a link?

I always leave my wii on stand by mode, 2 years without any problem

After I ordered my new ac apaptor from the Nintendo website, I messed around with the Wii some more and got it to work again after I had it unplugged for a little while. When I called and spoke with someone at Nintendo this morning to cancel my order, he told me that I probably blew a fuse in the ac adaptor. He told me that if you unplug both ends for a few minutes and then plug everything back in, that solves this problem. Just in case anyone else comes across this problem.

Surely if the Wii is on 'Yellow' then you get the blue light when there's a update or email for you, however, in red mode you get nothing.

If you leave it in Red mode you may as well switch it off at the plug!

Yellow = Standby mode

There's really no point to keep it in standby mode. If you leave it Red when it's off you'll still get your messages when you turn it on. Standby only uses up more electricity which if you're environmentally conscious and/or want to save money on your electric bills leave it on red. Also standby increases the chances of it overheating.You do need standby mode to use the weather and news channels. If you want to do that just turn on standby when you want to use those channels and then turn off standby when you're done.

For me I always unplug the Wii when I'm not using it so it's not even on red. I don't like wasting electricity I guess.

http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-356-4.htm

Leaving the Wii on Yellow overnight is a bit wasteful just to get the odd message from Nintendo or to get your News and Weather just that bit quicker. If you still want to get messages from Nintendo then keep Wii Connect 24 turned on but turn the Wii to Red (hold down the power button for a few seconds) when your not using it.

For me I always unplug the Wii when I'm not using it so it's not even on red. I don't like wasting electricity I guess.

sumo1973

Both yellow and red are standby modes. The only difference is that the former keeps WC24 on, while the latter doesn't. Keeping WC24 off reduces the power drain while in standby, but it doesn't eliminate this completely. The only way to truly turn your console off is by unplugging it.