Samsung BDP2500: fan noise - Blu-ray Forum

crazybrit · 12-18-2008, 09:45 PM

Question for Samsung BDP2500 owners -- if that's not you, please don't reply.

How loud is your fan? Sitting 6' from my player I find the background noise coming from the player to be annoying. I think it's the fan and it emits a hum that is audible during quiet movie passages. It's not horrible but I'm finding it annoying.

[Note, I'm not talking about when loading/playing discs. I stream a lot of Netflix movies so that's when I tend to notice it most and it's about as noisy then as when it's sitting there idle].

The retailer I bought it from will exchange it but I'll have to drive over there and if they are all this way, it's not worth the hassle. I e-mailed Samsung and they told me to call their 1800# which of course was in India and they were totally useless. If anyone from Samsung reads this, your first line tech support is a lesson in why outsourcing is a bad idea

clyon · 12-18-2008, 10:54 PM

I can here the fan on my 1200, it is just a hair louder then the fan on my tv.. I find it annoying too.. I just turn up the sound a little more to drown it out.

This is not uncommon complaint too read, any player with a fan will put out sound, some of us here it, some not...

crazybrit · 12-19-2008, 12:29 AM

Thanks, any 2500 owners have similar experiences?

I'm not sure I agree on it being inevitable that the fan will make noise, it doesn't appear to be flowing that much air and you can get virtually silent low-cfm rate fans these days.

shooter3295 · 12-19-2008, 12:59 AM

Fans are cheap,...and easy to replace. Buy one the right size from any place like Radio Shack,...New Egg,....Tiger Direct.

crazybrit · 12-19-2008, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shooter3295

Fans are cheap,...and easy to replace. Buy one the right size from any place like Radio Shack,...New Egg,....Tiger Direct.

Maybe in a years time once the warranty has expired. Cracking it open to replace the fan on a brand new unit is just going to void it .... aka not a smart idea.

Classik · 12-19-2008, 02:25 PM

I don't notice any fan noice coming from my player - except when it is reading the disk before playing it. I would have it checked out. Even after a couple hours - I still don't hear any noise. Good luck friend! It's a great player. Be glad when we can update ours to DTS-MA.

12-18-2008, 09:45 PM	#1
crazybrit Junior Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Portland, OR	Samsung BDP2500: fan noise Question for Samsung BDP2500 owners -- if that's not you, please don't reply. How loud is your fan? Sitting 6' from my player I find the background noise coming from the player to be annoying. I think it's the fan and it emits a hum that is audible during quiet movie passages. It's not horrible but I'm finding it annoying. [Note, I'm not talking about when loading/playing discs. I stream a lot of Netflix movies so that's when I tend to notice it most and it's about as noisy then as when it's sitting there idle]. The retailer I bought it from will exchange it but I'll have to drive over there and if they are all this way, it's not worth the hassle. I e-mailed Samsung and they told me to call their 1800# which of course was in India and they were totally useless. If anyone from Samsung reads this, your first line tech support is a lesson in why outsourcing is a bad idea

12-18-2008, 10:54 PM	#2
clyon Special Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Just left of the Alpha Quadrant 4K collection:57 Blu-ray collection:824 Blu-ray reviews:8	I can here the fan on my 1200, it is just a hair louder then the fan on my tv.. I find it annoying too.. I just turn up the sound a little more to drown it out. This is not uncommon complaint too read, any player with a fan will put out sound, some of us here it, some not... Last edited by clyon; 12-18-2008 at 11:01 PM.

12-19-2008, 02:25 PM	#6
Classik Junior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Ft. Worth, Tx.	Samsung BD P-2550 I don't notice any fan noice coming from my player - except when it is reading the disk before playing it. I would have it checked out. Even after a couple hours - I still don't hear any noise. Good luck friend! It's a great player. Be glad when we can update ours to DTS-MA.

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12-19-2008, 12:29 AM	#3
crazybrit Junior Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Portland, OR	Thanks, any 2500 owners have similar experiences? I'm not sure I agree on it being inevitable that the fan will make noise, it doesn't appear to be flowing that much air and you can get virtually silent low-cfm rate fans these days.

12-19-2008, 12:59 AM	#4
shooter3295 Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Northern Wisconsin	Fans are cheap,...and easy to replace. Buy one the right size from any place like Radio Shack,...New Egg,....Tiger Direct.

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