On 10/10/05, Stutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/10/05, Jules Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In principle, given enough memory the livetv could be without hard disk, > > couldn't it? Just put the ringbuffer on a tmpfs filesystem? (How big is > > the ringbuffer) And then sort out the ACPI stuff so it can turn off the > > disks. Which hard disk was it, anyway? I'm looking at a 300G SATA maxtor > > which is 26dB - as far as i can tell, 26dB should be just about > > inaudible once put into a good quality case. > > The 26dB figure is misleading, visit > http://www.silentpcreview.com/article29-page1.html for more info. > > I've got a SAMSUNG 160GB spinpoint (PATA), which is actually very very > quiet, but because I have no fans in the case, it can't be > acoustically insulated, in fact it is better if it is fitted to the > sides of the case (which act as a heat sink). This unfortunately means > the drive vibrations get amplified by the case and then by the wooden > TV unit it sits on!
I'd recommend sitting the case on silicone/rubber 'feet' to cushion the vibrations. I know that the Antec Sonata cases actually mount driver internally on small rubber mounts which seems to make a difference too. Nick _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
