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Thomson DC 162 UPC

Gyck · 2012-12-10 13:34:01

Hi, I recently 'upgraded' to Digital+ on UPC. The new box is a Thomson DC 162 UPC and I'm not too impressed with it - its really noisy. Is this typcial of these boxes? It sounds like a combination of HD vibration and fan noise. Has anyone mod'ed one of these to reduce the noise? If I can't sort it out I'm thinking of…

10-12-2012 2:34pm

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Gyck

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Hi,

I recently 'upgraded' to Digital+ on UPC. The new box is a Thomson DC 162 UPC and I'm not too impressed with it - its really noisy. Is this typcial of these boxes?
It sounds like a combination of HD vibration and fan noise. Has anyone mod'ed one of these to reduce the noise? If I can't sort it out I'm thinking of sending it back.

Thanks!

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#2 10-12-2012 10:24pm

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Unfortunately the noise comes with there being a hard disk in them, its a moving part and there is a fan to cool it. Non-PVR STBs are more or less completely silent. Its a trade off you have to make really. The STB is owned by UPC and is not yours to modify.

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#3 12-12-2012 2:08pm

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Thanks icdg, I figured it was a disk and while I'd figured that UPC wouldn't be happy with people tampering with their equipment I was still interersted to see if anyone had tried it.

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