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Are Sky HD boxes still noisy in standby?

IrishHomer · 2010-08-21 12:05:41

I had a sky hd box in bedroom almost two years ago and i gave it back to sky as i found it too noisy in standby and when in use. Just wondering are they now improved or is the fan still very noisy? I have been using a Humax freesat + box and its dead silent but i always miss the ease of use of the sky controls over the…

21-08-2010 12:05pm

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I had a sky hd box in bedroom almost two years ago and i gave it back to sky as i found it too noisy in standby and when in use.

Just wondering are they now improved or is the fan still very noisy?

I have been using a Humax freesat + box and its dead silent but i always miss the ease of use of the sky controls over the humax controls.

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#2 21-08-2010 2:59pm

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The new Amstrad boxes they're giving out are completely silent when in standby. You will probably have to switch Anytime off though or it will be powered on all night downloading programs.

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