XBOX HD Add-On really loud...

[jules610]

I bought "300" on HD-DVD even though I am still thinking on buying a blu ray player to have both. And noticed that when watching the movie the XBOX gets really loud.( It sounds like a loud fan) Does anyone here with the XBOX Add-On have the same problem? And when I turn off the console the HD player turns off and you can still hear the sound it's annoying as hell so I have to unplug it.

[dahackster]

I bought "300" on HD-DVD even though I am still thinking on buying a blu ray player to have both. And noticed that when watching the movie the XBOX gets really loud.( It sounds like a loud fan) Does anyone here with the XBOX Add-On have the same problem? And when I turn off the console the HD player turns off and you can still hear the sound it's annoying as hell so I have to unplug it.

I have not noticed anything like that.. though if it is there i may just be use to it??

[omniauric]

Same here, no issues with noise. The fans aren't usually that loud in the 360. The noise usually comes from the disc drive. But the add-on drive SHOULD be quite quiet. Like him though, maybe I'm just used to it.

[Kurri]

I bought "300" on HD-DVD even though I am still thinking on buying a blu ray player to have both. And noticed that when watching the movie the XBOX gets really loud.( It sounds like a loud fan) Does anyone here with the XBOX Add-On have the same problem? And when I turn off the console the HD player turns off and you can still hear the sound it's annoying as hell so I have to unplug it.

Its the 360 unit itself, its just loud. I sold my add on because it annoyed me. For some reason i dont really care about the loud 360 when playing games, but movies, it really does matter

[Kimba1970]

As the other posters said no problem with the add on here: in my specific case also my 360 is very quite but I have heard plenty of reports of it being noisy.

[Lord Mofonis]

The DVD drive on the 360 is louder than the HD DVD drive. The fans usually only get loud on graphic intensive games, at least that's when I notice it the loudest, or at all. I also have my computer in the same room as everything else and it makes more noise, maybe that's why I don't notice it.

[Ivasawa_Jin]

so what???? when you watching an HD movie ... the movie sound should cover the drive sound ...

[MrBig]

so what???? when you watching an HD movie ... the movie sound should cover the drive sound ...

Exactly! I crank up mine so loud I can't even hear it over the movie...and I have an Intercooler on it too!

[Billbofet]

I don't normally notice too much noise coming from the 360, but I noticed the other day while watching the Fountain in HD.

One thing I did that helped was to buy four grommets from the hardware store and place each corner of the 360 on a grommet - I have mine laying horizontal. Anyway, this cut the noise quite a bit for me at least. It now seems to hum vs. spin before - hard to explain, but worth the $1.79 spent on grommets at ACE Hardware.

Hope that helps someone.

[Office Ed]

I've had no problems either. But I've heard that if you leave a game disc in the main drive the unit could be loud - but can't confirm.

It does seem to be less intrusive if there's no game disc in the machine, i tried that tonight, and it did seem to help a bit...or it was wishful thinking, not really sure.

[spideronfire]

i find my 360 is much quieter when playing hd-dvds on the addon than when i'm playing games. i love my addon especially as there are no standalones availabel here in New Zealand

[BlkM383]

Its the 360 thats loud, not the add on.

[Kurri]

Exactly! I crank up mine so loud I can't even hear it over the movie...and I have an Intercooler on it too!

that seems to work with action films, etc...but dialog driven films, where music is not always playing, no explosions, i could hear the 360 no matter how loud my sound is

[hotburnttoast]

Don't feel bad, my Xbox 360 is really loud when watching a movie on the HD-DVD drive as well, its because the 360 is pushed to its limit when watching HD-DVD movies, also when playing GOW it does it as well. And I just got my 360 back from MS for the 3 ROL as well. I thought I had the new heat sink but I guess not , oh well I have the 3 year warranty from MS for the 3 ROL, so I'm not worried. I bought an HD-A2 so I watch movies on that now.

[pvtjoker]

Wow, i haven't had any issues like the ones i'm hearing here.
My Add-on is quiet as can be. I have noticed that if you have a game in the dvd drive, the fan will start up. Take the game out.

Seriously, my add-on makes no noise at all. My 360 is also pretty quiet when it's on the dashboard. No fan starts up when i watch an HD DVD.