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#129360 - 05/12/2002 17:51 WinTV USB PVR
tman
carpal tunnel

Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
Has anybody got one of these? I've just bought one and the quality is much better than the plain WinTV USB as it's got a MPEG2 encoder chip inside it.

The problem is that it's quite noisy when turned on because of the fan inside. The only way to turn it off it is to unplug it from the mains. I've taken the top cover off to reduce the noise a little but it's still quite noticeable.

Anybody know if I could just yank the tiny heatsink and fan off and put a much larger heatsink but without a fan on it? I've tried disconnecting the fan alone but it gets quite warm after a few minutes so I plugged it back in.

- Trevor

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#129361 - 05/12/2002 18:01 Re: WinTV USB PVR [Re: tman]
msaeger
carpal tunnel

Registered: 23/09/2000
Posts: 3608
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
How about getting a quiter fan.
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#129362 - 05/12/2002 18:09 Re: WinTV USB PVR [Re: msaeger]
tman
carpal tunnel

Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
Yeah. Thought about that. Has to be a 5V fan though so a lot of the standard PC ones won't work.

- Trevor

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#129363 - 05/12/2002 18:19 Re: WinTV USB PVR [Re: tman]
msaeger
carpal tunnel

Registered: 23/09/2000
Posts: 3608
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
Do you know what the dimensions are.
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#129364 - 05/12/2002 18:41 Re: WinTV USB PVR [Re: msaeger]
tman
carpal tunnel

Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
Yeah. It's a 40mm fan

- Trevor

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