jhmos Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 My Epson TW20 is very noisy in higher ambient temperatures. When its something like 27 degrees, like it was this evening, the fan speed goes up to such a degree to make it impossible to ignore. Its not a problem of a dirty filter, so there is not much I can do about it. Some day I will upgrade but I'm wondering how do better projectors handle such temperatures. For instance a TW2000 is supposed to manage 24db in quieter modes, but can it manage that if it was 30 degrees?
Riv39 Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 My Epson TW20 is very noisy in higher ambient temperatures. When its something like 27 degrees, like it was this evening, the fan speed goes up to such a degree to make it impossible to ignore. Its not a problem of a dirty filter, so there is not much I can do about it. Some day I will upgrade but I'm wondering how do better projectors handle such temperatures. For instance a TW2000 is supposed to manage 24db in quieter modes, but can it manage that if it was 30 degrees? I have not noticed any change in the level of noise from the fan in my TW2000 (excluding Dynamic mode which is expected) irrespective of ambient conditions which, in my lounge room, have probably (I didn't measure it specifically) reached at least 26 degrees recently.
Mr.Bitey Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 How about building a hush box for it? Or if its no longer in warranty, replacing it with an aftermarket fan (depnding on airflow and volts)... Cheers, Bitey
hakka69 Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 Just measured the temp near my tw-2000, 28 degC and I can't hear it unless I turn off the BD-30.
jhmos Posted November 13, 2008 Author Posted November 13, 2008 I have not noticed any change in the level of noise from the fan in my TW2000 (excluding Dynamic mode which is expected) irrespective of ambient conditions which, in my lounge room, have probably (I didn't measure it specifically) reached at least 26 degrees recently. Good to know. More incentive to upgrade ;-)
jhmos Posted November 13, 2008 Author Posted November 13, 2008 How about building a hush box for it? Or if its no longer in warranty, replacing it with an aftermarket fan (depnding on airflow and volts)... Cheers, Bitey The trick would be to make a baffled enclosure or whatever that doesn't make the poor projector even hotter! Alas, I think I will just wait till I upgrade. :-( Thanks for the responses, at least now I know that no air-con does not have to mean no projector!
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