Hi,

I think I've narrowed my choice to a Toppy, but would it be feasible to put it in an enclosed cabinet ?

We don't have a lot of room for another AV box otherwise.

I see that the Topfield has a power consumption of 8-25W but doesn't have a fan - could I get away with drilling a few holes in the back of the cabinet to let a bit of air circulate?

I don't really have a handle on how hot the Toppy get...

Would a different PVR with a fan (the Humax?) be a better bet?

Thanks

Plenty of people do put it in enclosed cabinets, and Toppys seem to survive in Australia pretty well, but circulating air is a good idea, I think.

Also, I think the 160Gb model will be slightly cooler than the 250.

They don't get excessively hot, really.

Nigel.

Avoid stacking it!

I have had my Toppy for just a week so I have been experimenting with all these issues.

I have mine in an enclosed cabinet on its own shelf with about 6 ins clear above, and yesterday I had the box on all day (14 hours anyway) and when I checked it last night the left hand side of the box was quite warm and the right hand side was barely warm at all. So I dont think there is a problem, have definately had other equipment which got hotter than this.

By the way guys whats the consensus with regard to leaving the box on all the time or not - is it better to do this or not?

Hi guys

mine is on a shelf in an enclosed space, aprox 4" above the unit. i left it on over night once and in the morning you could cook an egg on the top. have left the door open since then and its pritty cool now.

dave