Background downloading with the latest update: do I have this right?

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#1 SEAL10304
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XBL: you can queue up to SIX (6) tasks to download, and go ahead doing ANYTHING on the 360 besides play online games (for obvious reasons). But it gets better folks! With the latest update, you can even TURN OFF YOUR 360 controller and console's main power and downloads will CONTINUE to go on (in the same fashion that the Wii is connected to the net using a miniscule amount of energy). When everything is completely downloaded, the 360 completely shuts itself off.

PSN: you can download a demo and navigate the PSN store at the same time. And that's about it.

Wii Online: nothing yet.
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#2 Rossdaboss777
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Yep
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#3 Thorpe89
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Yes, it's a very good feature but I can still hear the fan when I go to bed. Guess I'll not be using it much.
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#4 OfficialBed
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you got it
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#5 b11051973
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I tried it earlier.  The center green light in the ring flashes while in this low power, download mode.  The fans and such are still running.  I question how much less power it actually uses.  Probably not a lot less.
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#6 ghettofab45
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Speaking of fans, are the Elite fans softer? If not, that would be a terrible investment IMO.

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#7 KniferHitandRun
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How do activate the feature? Can you literally turn of the 360 if you have a download in process, and it will continue? Or do you need to activate it somehow? Thanks.
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#8 954LatinoThug
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psn can dowload and do everything else except the download pauses when online just like xbox just to clear that up
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#9 TehEnergy
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Speaking of fans, are the Elite fans softer? If not, that would be a terrible investment IMO.

ghettofab45

The disk drives arn't as loud. Not sure about the actual fans though. 

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#10 Gen_Mojo
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psn can dowload and do everything else except the download pauses when online just like xbox just to clear that up954LatinoThug

i was just about to say this. the PS3 is the same as the 360 now for downloading (6 downloads at once; can do anything except play online with the downloads still running)