Has anyone had experience cooling down a cabinet filled with home theater equipment? Currently my cabinet only contains:
1 - Dell P4 computer (I use Beyond TV) using TV as the monitor
1 - Scientific Atlantic Cable box for Cox cable
1 - DVD player
1 - VCR
I will be adding an Onkyo 703 receiver as soon as I can afford some speakers.
Even without the receiver, it gets quite warm inside the cabinet as compared to the temperature outside the cabinet. It seems to be OK if I leave the cabinet doors open but then my Wife Acceptance Factor drops significantly. I have already purchased an IR repeater to be able to close the cabinet to satisfy my wife. The cabinet backs up to an outside wall. I was thinking I could use something like a laundry room dryer vent with a quiet PC fan.
Any input would be appreciated.
1 - Dell P4 computer (I use Beyond TV) using TV as the monitor
1 - Scientific Atlantic Cable box for Cox cable
1 - DVD player
1 - VCR
I will be adding an Onkyo 703 receiver as soon as I can afford some speakers.
Even without the receiver, it gets quite warm inside the cabinet as compared to the temperature outside the cabinet. It seems to be OK if I leave the cabinet doors open but then my Wife Acceptance Factor drops significantly. I have already purchased an IR repeater to be able to close the cabinet to satisfy my wife. The cabinet backs up to an outside wall. I was thinking I could use something like a laundry room dryer vent with a quiet PC fan.
Any input would be appreciated.