This DVD/CD writer is very loud. Should it be loud or might there be something wrong with mine? Will it be loud if watching a movie?
1247940
I only use my external CD player for loading music onto my mass storage device, so I have no experience on the noise level watching a movie. it is not quiet when reading a music CD.
1247941
No, this should not be loud at all. There is very little sound coming from my device, definitely not loud enough to be a problem or a distraction. If it's as loud as you're describing, then you definitely have a defective product.
1247942
I wouldn't say my drive is loud. The noise level seems typical but this is my first external writer.
1996039
"Very loud"? I owned two of these after trying out three different brands/models in the last five years, and both were average noise level of a desktop computer fan. I would say if the noise you're hearing resembles something louder than a desktop computer running, then some thing is up. Good luck!
1276867
Whether it's loud or not really depends on who's the one listening. It's better to go find a store which sells this projector and hear it for yourself.From my experience with the Optoma HD20 DLP projector, I can't say it's loud, nor can I say it's quiet. This projector sits right beside the couch where I sit. It's as loud as my PS3, which isn't very loud at all. I haven't had any issues with it - and that's saying a lot. I absolutely hate any disruptions during movies.
1610578
I have the older version of this player and mine does that quite often, too. Not necessarily when I am playing DVDs, but when I am playing movies off of my hard drive. I have found no solution. SO frustrating.
777950
I have been using the this drive for several months and I have had no buzzing noises. I would be concerned about that. Sounds like there may be an issue with the drive. I had one of the book drives start dropping out like it was getting disconnected then it finally just died. I had it for about 4 years before this happened though and had already purchased another one a couple of months before the old one died. The one I have now seems to be working fine but I am not sure I would buy another one.
974866
I'm not sure if I can truly answer this question 100%. I have the diskstation in my office room. In all, this diskstation does not make much noise when it's running. I actually don't even notice it running when I'm in my office. But when it's idling, you don't hear anything since the hard drives are not running. And the fan is very quiet.
898865
No it's not too noisy. I don't know exactly how many degrees the temp drops, but it does make your vid card run cooler. I'd guess anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees, depending on your setup.
350185
It is not particularly loud, but it is not whisper quiet either. It is not loud in a shop environment, but it probably would be noticeable in a theater
2097066
mine makes noise too, many HDD's do make noise, especially at the higher speeds.
2257750
I don't know why it's loud. It doesn't seem loud to me. I use it while watching TV.
1224863
I would suspect the DVD writer. Have you tried any other +R's (different brand) on this writer? Have you tried -R's on the writer. I keep both handy and use them both. Reason is that sometimes the readers out there "prefer" one medium over the other. So I can cut both on my writer but where I play it matters as well.
1197455
It's not that bad. It is noticeable when the unit is first turned on, and before playing video/audio. But in a moderately sized room, with the video/audio at normal levels (and especially at high levels during louder scenes), it is barely noticeable if at all. It could be considered bothersome by some, in a small room, when the video/audio are quieter.
1278225
I can check later when I take it offline. Right now the green disk access light is flashing rapidly indicating a lot of disk activity. In other words, it is currently recording some TV via my Snapstream / Beyond TV recording software. I'll get back to this maybe next week. I do know that it is 7200 RPM.
209276
Not sure what you are asking. If you are asking if it has speakers, no. With any high grade player you will have to strain yourself to here the small motor spinning the DVD and the cooling fan. So no it's not silent. Not sure if I helped.
1111529
It's quite loud~ much louder than my previous laptop. I'm not sure about the quality... It's good for me~
1385275
I have not noticed the fan to be any louder than any other projector I have used, but I must admit to never having used the projector in a boardroom-type setting or other more enclosed environment. Most of my presentations have been to 25 or more in a classroom-type setup. The only thing odd about this projector is that the fan shuts off as soon as you power down the projector. All other projectors I have used have run the fan for a bit after power down of the lamp to allow it to cool off properly. Time will tell if this shortens my lamp life, I guess.
423270
The most important thing you really need to know is that when it plays old CD it causes it to make noise and will take forever to load up in my computer. It is a bit too noisy for me, so I pop the CD out and put it into another computer and copy the files. Other than that, I have loved it to death because of the lightscribe technology.