Opinions Please - Anti-Noise Generation

[GazTheMan]

Hi

This is not a plug, merely trying to guage public opinion and interest. I live in England and my company is close to completing a patent on a anti-noise generator for PC's. It is the size of a 3½" drive and fit into PC casing in the same way as a hard drive - power is fed my a standard 4 pin molex. This device will allow the user to put as many fans in the PC as you like with no irritating fan noise of any kind - a silent PC.

How many of you might be interested in such a product. We anticipate retail price to be in the region of £50 (UK). Our thinking is that this is not too much money more than a high qaulity heatsink/fan combination, but much cheaper than a water cooled system (and a hell of a lot easier to install). If feedback is positive, we'll make an approach to AnandTech to review a pre-production unit.

Thanks

Gaz

 

[AdamDuritz99]

Are you serious?

Well if it works, HELL YAH!



peace
sean

 

[Garet Jax]

If it works, I would love one.

 

[Czar]

I would be interested

 

[tontod]

I'd be interested in one.

 

[bunker]

<-------------Interested.

 

[hopeless879]

I'd definately be interested. I'm just wondering how this thing works.

 

[kami]

I'd buy it

 

[UberDave]

Do you have any specs just for a tease for us? That is IF you are legit on this issue with your company.

I would be definitly interested in one though.

 

[IRJack]

Need a prototype product tester? I'm interested!

 

[DanFungus]

I'd sure buy one, or two!

 

[brxndxn]

I want a loompa loompa! I want a loompa loompa now!


or one of those noise gadget things.. I'd probby buy it considering I spend my money before I even know what it is that I'm buying.

 

[J3anyus]

I'd definitely buy one, if it actually worked well.

 

[Evadman]

Basicly, such device would "read" the incoming sound waves and output a wave that is 180 degrees off sync. That would cancel out 100% of the noise. I find it hard to believe that you can get rid of 100%, maybe more like 80% with some awesome software and extensive testing.

Even 50% less and I would buy one

 

[Cogman]

could you imagion if it did not work? if it, infact, made more noise in the attempt to kill the noise. makeing double the noise level. Gahhh that would suck. but really it does sound interesting, imposible, but interesting. Why imposible you might ask?. To be blunt the thing would have to predict the All Sounds that are coming out. And if you have a unballanced fan the sounds that come out if it could be very random indead. Plus, this would not eleminate all sounds as some would escape the alternate sound and hence reaching your ears. Also what about an echo? It would distort the sound wave and create even more sound. Great if it works. but there are a lot of what if's in there that make it seem to good to be true.

 

[snow patrol]

if that worked, I would love it. Would it also get rid of the annoying 'hum' from the PSU?

 

[WarriorX]

sign me up... i'd buy one in a flash if it actually made it silent.

 

[RalfHutter]

I'm an experienced beta tester and would be willing to test one for you. I'd even wave my usual fee since you're a fellow AT'er.

I'd definitely buy one if it works.

 

[tweakmm]

if it works I'll be the first to sign up to buy one

 

[kursplat]

he he.... what would the usable field of range be ?if you have a device that works in a full tower but place it in a mini (on your desk) would you then not be able to hear your speakers ?

 

[tenest]

as i'm currently in the market for products and ideas that will quiet this jet engine sitting next to me, i would DEFINITELY buy one if it works. are you looking into American distributors? shipping would kills us yanks!

 

[MJGunn]

I'd be VERY interested, especially if it takes care of the PSU hum. I realized today thats the loudest part left in my system

 

[junthin]

Wow...if this works...and not even at a 100% but maybe 50-70%...you can put tons of Delta high rpm fans in your case and it'll sound like panaflos instead.

 

[dEvio]

Only if it would kill 50% of the noise, it's going to be a big hit!
And I would certainly buy one!

 

[progex]

I'd be interested too!

I can create a (professional) website for the product in return for one of those babies! Hehe