Hot...or not....

Willow
Willow Posts: 11,078
edited February 2007 in Electronics
Just wondering hot HOT your HD cable box gets?
Tonight I after watching some shows I decided to feel the cable box, boy it was hot. Now My problem is that it's on top of my Outlaw mono and my amp was hot not as hot as the HD cable box but warm enough. The box we have is by Scientific Atlantic I think it's the 3250. So is your box hot? or do I have one that's defective?
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited February 2007
    Mine gets pretty warm, but I would not consider it hot.
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited February 2007
    Most cable and sat boxes are hot (very warm) all the time, even when off. I recently read an artical on it. Thier is actually a electrical movement because they constantly consume (waste) electricity. OFF or ON they use the same amount of juice.
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  • Holydoc
    Holydoc Posts: 1,048
    edited February 2007
    Mine is very warm and is a SA8300HD DVR. Since I rent it from the Cable company, it is in the least ventilated part of my component credenza. :)

    Had it for about a year and a SA8300SD DVR before that for 2 years. Never have had problem one with it. Very reliable and obviously built to take some heat.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2007
    Always hot. DVRs always hot.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited February 2007
    I have the DVR box and it can get quite warm
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2007
    Fireman32 wrote:
    I have the DVR box and it can get quite warm

    Do you hear the hard drives clicking all the time?
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,078
    edited February 2007
    Glad I'm not the only one with a hot one in the house. My only concern, if there should even be one is the heat from the HD box on my outlaw. Should I move it or can the outlaw take the heat?
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  • Holydoc
    Holydoc Posts: 1,048
    edited February 2007
    If you are talking about an Outlaw amp, I know they do not have fans so heat distribution is a must. I would place the box on a CD or DVD player instead. Not saying for certainty that having the box on the Outlaw is going to hurt it, but then again, why chance placing a hot plate on a component that depends on heat sinks and heat distribution to cool off?
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    Onkyo -TX-NR901 Receiver
    Oppo -Oppo 980HD Universal DVD Player
    Outlaw -770 (7x200watt) Amplifier
    PolkAudio - RTi12 (Left and Right)
    PolkAudio - CSi5 (Center)
    PolkAudio - FXi3 (Back and Surround)
    SVS - PB-12/Plus (Subwoofer)
    Bluejean Cables - Interconnects
    Logitech Harmony 880 - Remote
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  • m00npie
    m00npie Posts: 697
    edited February 2007
    Willow wrote:
    Glad I'm not the only one with a hot one in the house. My only concern, if there should even be one is the heat from the HD box on my outlaw. Should I move it or can the outlaw take the heat?

    I think you should be okay. If you are concerned, buy a cabinet fan if you have an enclosed cabinet. My setup has an enclosed cabinet and I started with my Xbox 360 on top of the SA8300 and that worked for about two hours. You could smell the finish on the wood cooking. I have since moved the 360 out and bought a cabinet fan behind the DVR and all is well.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited February 2007
    Damn...with that title I was expecting some "tasteful" pictures :)
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited February 2007
    Move the box Willow. The Outlaw does run cool, but I wouldn't block any of its vents.
    Willow wrote:
    Glad I'm not the only one with a hot one in the house. My only concern, if there should even be one is the heat from the HD box on my outlaw. Should I move it or can the outlaw take the heat?
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited February 2007
    hearingimpared wrote:
    Do you hear the hard drives clicking all the time?

    Joe I do not hear that. When the hard drive clicks that usually means that the drive is on its way out. Call the cable company to have them replace it.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2007
    Fireman32 wrote:
    Joe I do not hear that. When the hard drive clicks that usually means that the drive is on its way out. Call the cable company to have them replace it.

    Dave, I've had DVRs from Comcast going on five years now and they all have made clicking sounds. "Replace it!" heck they can't even give me the other two I ordered when I moved in because, and I quote, "they are in such high demand that we don't have enough to go around" what a crock of dodo, I'm going to call them this week and tell them that if I don't have my DVRs by Friday, I am goin with DirecTV cause they GIVE you four DVRs for free. The only problem is that I love Comcast. . . not their customer service, just what they provide.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,078
    edited February 2007
    cfrizz wrote:
    Move the box Willow. The Outlaw does run cool, but I wouldn't block any of its vents.

    It's done I moved the HD box ontop of my DVD player. Now I have the Xbox on top of the Outlaw, which is cooled by a fan, and I rarely use it. So I fgure if you can stack a couple monos then my Xbox is fine.
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