Xbox 360 Not The Noisiest System
Well, this certainly came out of the blue: apparently the Xbox 360 isn’t the loudest of the three newest consoles. Someone who happens to own a 360, a PS3, and a Wii (whoever you are, I hate you on principle) decided to conduct a little experiment and see which console was actually the loudest. Personally, I would’ve suspected the 360, since I’ve heard it drown out my nearby computer. The results may surprise you:
By utilizing a standard handheld decibel meter, he measured the ambient sound output of the Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 just after start-up, playing games sans an optical disc, and during disc playback to judge which console is noisiest overall. While results were noticeably mixed, it was concluded that the Xbox 360, on average, was actually the quietest of the bunch, and while the PS3 remained fairly calm initially, an extended period of play threw its fans (and consequently, the noise factor) into overdrive. Interestingly, Nintendo’s Wii kept nearly silent during bootup, but after playing a few rounds of Wii Sports, it actually became the loudest of the three, clocking in at 70dB, or nearly 8dB higher than the nearest competitor.
Granted, when I was playing the Wii in the other wing of the Pink Castle, I can’t say that I was really paying all that much attention to the noise the console was making… mainly because I was too busy laughing at the antics of Rayman: Raving Rabbids. But, after looking at the chart, it doesn’t really seem like any of the consoles seem to be extremely different. I guess this generation’s batch of consoles are just a bunch of noisy little buggers.
Console showdown: which produces the most noise? [Engadget]
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Posted to on 15 January 2007
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I don’t understand how he measured the wii’s hard drive noise. It’s a flash drive isn’t it? No moving parts = no sound, I’d assume.
This news inspired me to check out which one of my consoles was the noisiest. The winner appears to be my Dreamcast!
Check out the comments with the link. The chart is bogus.