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How to relocate a HD set-top-box and still have it work with an HDTV {Engadget HD}
Jul 4th 2009 7:24AM Never owed a PS3 so no clue how loud they are. As for the Jasper being too loud, it sounds like your noise floor (google it) is higher than mine. Example the 360 isn't noisy enough to be heard in a Best Buy, but you would hear it in an empty music hall. Bottom line is that when there isn't any noise in the quiet part of a movie I don't want to hear fans running, no matter how low the noise level is.
How to relocate a HD set-top-box and still have it work with an HDTV {Engadget HD}
Jul 3rd 2009 4:48PM I HATE Harmony remotes.
And no I don't use that ugly IR receiver.
Here is the receiver I use.
http://bjdraw.com/2009/04/05/my-electronics-in-pictures/home0925/
And here is the remote I use.
http://bjdraw.com/2009/04/05/my-electronics-in-pictures/home0931/
All my macros and logic are done by a Home Automation controller.
How to relocate a HD set-top-box and still have it work with an HDTV {Engadget HD}
Jul 3rd 2009 3:35PM V Langs,
That URC-RF20 is the ugliest remote I've ever seen. I'd consider one if I didn't think it'd scare the wife and kids.
TiVo HD upgrade program helps you save as much as $100 {Engadget HD}
Jul 3rd 2009 3:26PM Pip,
You don't really believe that 200 Watt power supplies always draw 200 watts do you? You really should do a little research before you make yourself look stupid on a public forum.
TiVo HD upgrade program helps you save as much as $100 {Engadget HD}
Jul 3rd 2009 9:40AM Pip,
What are you smoking?
A TiVo draws about 35Watts 24x7, a PC barely draws more than that, but lets say it was 3x higher just for the sake of argument. Let call it an even 100 watts.
There are 8760 hours in a year.
The TiVo draws 306.6 Kwh a year while the PC draws 876. Here in Tampa the per kwh charge is .11, so it breaks down as $96.36 for the PC and $33.72 for the TiVo. So a $62 a year difference. Now even the cheapest TiVo service is $8.33 a month if you prepay for 3 years or $100 a year.
So in other words, no the TiVo still costs you more even if the PC uses over 3x as much power and you prepay for service for 3 years.
How to relocate a HD set-top-box and still have it work with an HDTV {Engadget HD}
Jul 3rd 2009 9:32AM Chris,
My old Falcon RRoD so since my main room is setup (not pictured) in such a way that requires a 360 for me to watch TV at all, so I just went and bought a new one while I waited for it to be repaired. I made sure and looked through the serial number opening in the box to make sure it was a Jasper by making sure it was 12a instead of 14. Took it home and turned it on, and yes it was still too loud for my taste.
Bottom line is that HD gear should be silent. MS should find a way to make the 360 run fanless when it is in media center mode.
How to relocate a HD set-top-box and still have it work with an HDTV {Engadget HD}
Jul 3rd 2009 9:25AM Jonathan,
I'm not saying how loud it is or isn't, you didn't see me specify the DB did you. What I said was that it was the loudest thing in my HT. Louder than my TV, my AVR, my Blu-ray player, louder than my Apple TV. It doesn't take a sound engineer to understand that it is annoying to hear a fan when you are trying to watch a movie.
It is not louder than an air conditioner, or a refrigerator or even the loud explosions during a movie. But that doesn't mean it won't annoy me while I'm watching WALL-E and there isn't any dialog for a long time.
How to relocate a HD set-top-box and still have it work with an HDTV {Engadget HD}
Jul 2nd 2009 9:15PM I have a Jasper and yes it's still too loud.
How to relocate a HD set-top-box and still have it work with an HDTV {Engadget HD}
Jul 2nd 2009 8:51PM It doesn't matter how loud your system can get, there are plenty of times during almost every movie when things get quiet and the last thing I want to do is hear the fans on my equipment running during those times.
How to relocate a HD set-top-box and still have it work with an HDTV {Engadget HD}
Jul 2nd 2009 7:45PM normychas,
What I do is terminate the CAT5 cables in RJ45 wall-plates and then I cut the included 3.5mm plug off the end of the cable and crimp the three wires into the first three pins of an RJ45 plug on both ends.
