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Silent CCTV DVR

hornblower · 2012-07-20 13:57:03

Hi. I have an 8 camera DVR that is positioned under a stairs in my house and the sound of the fan is driving my wife round the bend. My question is how silent are "silent"dvrs and do you have a recommendation (for private house use). I have looked at enclosing the unit in a soundproof enclosure with fan but the cost of the…

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20-07-2012 2:57pm

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hornblower

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Hi. I have an 8 camera DVR that is positioned under a stairs in my house and the sound of the fan is driving my wife round the bend. My question is how silent are "silent"dvrs and do you have a recommendation (for private house use). I have looked at enclosing the unit in a soundproof enclosure with fan but the cost of the enclosure is more than the cost of a new dvr. Many thanks

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#2 20-07-2012 5:28pm
KoolKid

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Generally they are much quiter. IC Realtime do a some good ones ideal for domestic application.

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#3 20-07-2012 8:14pm
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Normally when it gets noisy the fan just needs to be replaced. It's handy enough to do yourself.

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#4 23-07-2012 9:30am
ei0675

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Generally most DVRs nowadays have silent fans or are fanless can recommend a couple if ya PM me.

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