Re: Do All STB's contain noisy cooling fans ?

Moody (moodyblue@xxxxxxxxx) wrote in alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
> Miraculously, HD Monitors with built in HD tuners don't have cooling
> fans.

They will likely die more quickly, then. The tuners run pretty hot.

> Are there boxes out there without the humming fan ?

I've never noticed the fan in my HD DirecTiVo. When I'm watching TV, the
sound is loud enough that the fan is inaudible. When I'm not watching TV,
I'm not in the room, so I don't care.

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