Home entertainment systems
#21
I think I'm going to ditch the power strip (doesn't have enough plugs anyway) and get one (or two?) of those squid-looking things. They're great at making room for those brick-sized ac adapters.
I've seen some boxes that intend to clean up wiring, apparently you just shove all your power cords into the box. I don't get it, and I think it would cause heat problems.
I've seen some boxes that intend to clean up wiring, apparently you just shove all your power cords into the box. I don't get it, and I think it would cause heat problems.
I'm diggin' the squid, man. That thing is freaky lookin'!
#24
Is it bad to stack components? Putting the dish receiver directly on top of the a/v receiver, xbox on top of that, etc. I've seen people do it, but I wasn't sure if that was something you should definitely NOT do, or if it's pretty much ok.
I still need a cabinet, and we already have a nice table that would work if I can stack the components. It's a table with single drawer, and a single shelf at the bottom between the 2 large, round legs. There are no shelves otherwise, and no simple way to mount more shelves on account of the round legs. However, there is room to stack everything on that bottom shelf.
I was thinking of stacking them in an order that would help the heat a bit, like placing the Xbox between the dish and a/v receivers (since those 2 run more than xbox/ps3 will).
Good idea? Bad idea?
I still need a cabinet, and we already have a nice table that would work if I can stack the components. It's a table with single drawer, and a single shelf at the bottom between the 2 large, round legs. There are no shelves otherwise, and no simple way to mount more shelves on account of the round legs. However, there is room to stack everything on that bottom shelf.
I was thinking of stacking them in an order that would help the heat a bit, like placing the Xbox between the dish and a/v receivers (since those 2 run more than xbox/ps3 will).
Good idea? Bad idea?
#26
Yeah, cable boxes run surprisingly hot. Not sure about dish receivers. Try to put the hottest item on the top of the stack (obviously). That may or may not turn out to be your receiver, depending on how often you run it at or near full crank. I would think if you kept the area open that natural convection would ventilate the stack well enough. Extra space between components would help, as would a small boxer fan. During parties, you could put a shelf over the A/V stack and use it as a food warmer.
#27
mmmmm, food warmer. That's brilliant.
The Xbox probably won't get too much use after Christmas, and it cools through the back, so I think I'll put it between the av and the dish receivers (the 2 things that will get most use).
When playing a game, dish receiver goes to standby mode, so I'm not concerned with its heat. There might be a problem if I play Xbox though, since the av receiver vents out the top, so I may add space there.
The Xbox probably won't get too much use after Christmas, and it cools through the back, so I think I'll put it between the av and the dish receivers (the 2 things that will get most use).
When playing a game, dish receiver goes to standby mode, so I'm not concerned with its heat. There might be a problem if I play Xbox though, since the av receiver vents out the top, so I may add space there.
#28
We have a Lg flat screen, we only get one channel over air on it, as we are in the sticks. I purchased it to watch Hockey night in Canada on , on Saturdays.. How typically Canadian right?
We have a slingbox in Japan, we get about 80 channels streamed via satellite internet to us, which we watch on a large Imac. And thats about all we have, oh yeah, we have a WII.
We have a slingbox in Japan, we get about 80 channels streamed via satellite internet to us, which we watch on a large Imac. And thats about all we have, oh yeah, we have a WII.