Ouimzie, mine rarely makes much noise. Perhaps you can post a photo or describe how your PS3 is setup. eg. in a cabinet, its lying down or standing up, etc.
It's very important to keep it out of an enclosed case of anykind where hot air can move and escape freely from the unit, I have mine on a A/V shelve that isn't enclosed and the fan has never come on despite running it for up to 5hr with movies or games.
They definitely vary. The first PS3 60GB I had was pretty well silent. I was given a refurb after my optical drive kicked it and the refurb is definitely louder than my first one.
I have mentioned before but mine is about 6ft away in an open rack and I leave it on literally for weeks at a time and I never hear it. I would probably get that checked out.
You can not only hear mine, but I swear I could roast marshmallows on the heat coming out of it... between it and my projector, I can shut my furnace off when we watch a BD movie.
If I am using my entertainment system, PS3 or Music or HDMovies, its louder that a PS3 fan....seriously, my 60GB PS3 is quiet, best all around device, ever!
I think mine must be unusually loud. It's in an entertainment unit, but has plenty of headspace and space around (about 1" all around, and open back). The fan comes on pretty much right away, and is noticeable on anything than a loud action movie. Maybe I should call Sony.
I recommend it. That's what I have done and they agreed to exchange the unit under warranty. My fan would rev up to full speed almost immediately after inserting a BluRay disk and it was audible from two rooms away. If you get someone who says "it's normal," be insistent or try calling back later to get another agent.
1" all around is not my defintion of "plenty of headspace and space around" . The owner's manuals for the TV's, STBs and receivers I have all recommend at least 4" all around as a minimum.
My PS3 is also in a cabinet with about 5" all around and vent cutouts in the back. With the front doors slightly ajar for air circulation the PS3 fans come on full blast at around an hour into a movie. At 8 feet away inside my cabinet It was loud enough to distract me at quieter scenes.
My solution, added a 4" computer fan into the back of the cabinet to help increase air flow. The PS3 is now always quiet and the added noise from the computer fan is minimal.
edit: That's weird, my post went into the wrong thread. Admins please move to "Noisy PS3". Thanks.
My 80 gig has fan noise from the moment you turn it on,this is my second unit as the first the fan noise was audible from 10 feet away.I have it on top of my center channel speaker with plenty of ventilation.The second 1 is a lttle bit quieter but not by much,overall though I like the unit.
My 80 gig has fan noise from the moment you turn it on,this is my second unit as the first the fan noise was audible from 10 feet away.I have it on top of my center channel speaker with plenty of ventilation.The second 1 is a lttle bit quieter but not by much,overall though I like the unit.
Is it OK to put the PS3 on top of a speaker? I am thinking of purchasing one, but am short of space. I thought about putiing it on top of one of my speakers, but was concerned about vibration from the speakers afftecting the PS3.
Its standing up on it's side just behind the right side of my Bravia.
When I first turn it on it is silent, but after about 30 minutes or so of watching a DVD or Blu-Ray you can hear it in quieter sceens.
Interesting thing, for when I'm playing games like Stardust HD I don't really hear it much. Maybe I just have the sound up too high to hear it. I'll try the games with the volume down to see how it is.
Does anyone else notice that it lound when watching a DVD or Blu-Ray but not bad when playing games?
I can't remember a time where mine has come on during a game. The "grunting" sound the drive makes as it loads something in a game is louder than I expected, but no fan noise.
I have one of the older 20 gig models, its on a shelf 3 feet above my head and I can't hear a peep from it.
The only time I have ever heard the fan was after a playing COD 3, thats it
My 40GB fan kicks in and out occasionally but isn't particularly noisy to the point of distraction. It's in the AV rack behind a glass door with a wide open back and about 5 inches free space above and about 2 inches on either side for ventilation. The rack is about a foot from the wall too.
Oops. I originally posted that I have 1" around the PS3 in my entertainment unit, but it's more like 3" on either side, and 2" at the top. Is that more reasonable? Back is open.
I just had my 60 gig PS3 replaced, and the fans haven't kicked in playing blu-rays either. Sometimes they come in when playing a DVD (I guess due to upsampling) but they're still not nearly as loud as the first unit was. And anyhow, I have my HD-DVD player (anyone remember those? they were kind of like blu-ray players, but used a different disc) for upsampling DVDs.
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