Is HDTivo noisier than S3?

[sharp1]

I am considering adding one of these to our bedroom to replace our noisy old S2.

I know S3 is THX certified and HDT is not. Does this mean the HDT will necessarily be louder? Does anyone have any anecdotal experience with the difference?

I would just go ahead with the S3, but don't really want to put in 2 more S-Cards if I don't have to.

[Joybob]

I am considering adding one of these to our bedroom to replace our noisy old S2.

I know S3 is THX certified and HDT is not. Does this mean the HDT will necessarily be louder? Does anyone have any anecdotal experience with the difference?

I would just go ahead with the S3, but don't really want to put in 2 more S-Cards if I don't have to.

Since it uses digital audio outputs, doesn't the receiver/TV decide how loud it is?

Unless you mean how much noise the machine makes?

[bkdtv]

I am considering adding one of these to our bedroom to replace our noisy old S2.

I know S3 is THX certified and HDT is not. Does this mean the HDT will necessarily be louder? Does anyone have any anecdotal experience with the difference? No. The noise on the S3 and TivoHD are comparable. You will not notice a difference.

The THX certification on the Tivo Series3 is different from the THX certification on some A/V receivers. It does not have anything to do with DVR noise.

[HDTiVo]

Is HDTivo noisier than S3

Yes, I am far noisier than my S3, and my S3 has a noisier than stock drive. ;)

[bdraw]

They sound the same to me, and have the almost the same moving parts inside (1 fan, 1 hard drive).

I'd be surprised if TiVo used the exact same model drive in every TiVo (of the same size) so it's possible that some are louder than others.