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Apple TV is...hot!

I've personally noticed that Apple TV tends to run hot. So did Jason Tomczak of Digital Trends. He measured temperatures around 110 degrees Fahrenheit when first running his unit and found numerous posts at Apple's forums about its high temperature operation. So he decided to snap some thermal images, showing the Apple TV in use and posted them to the Web. He found that playing back content caused the unit to warm up about ten degrees. The pictures show Apple TV after boot up, after playing for 30 minutes, after sleeping for various intervals, and after the unit has been turned off.

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I've personally noticed that Apple TV tends to run hot. So did Jason Tomczak of Digital Trends. He measured temperatures around 110 degrees...
 

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Ryan

I would've thought the MacBook Pro should be hotter than that too! I think all small Apple computers generate a lot of heat, and the Apple TV has to be the smallest one for the amount of work it does!

April 09 2007 at 9:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jason

@16 & 17 - Radiometric Thermal Imaging Cameras are generally about $15,000. Some can be found on eBay between $2,500 and $6,000. They have numerous features and functions, well worth $15k if you're in that field.

March 29 2007 at 5:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ObeytheFist

Watch enough HD content and it gets almost too hot to touch.

March 29 2007 at 2:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ronaldo McDonaldo

yeah, what equipment do you use for these pix?

March 29 2007 at 2:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Macewbie

What kinda camera u need to have to take that kinda pic?

March 29 2007 at 1:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jason

What's "fishy" about the image? The table is the coolest (dark blue) and the hand is mostly light blue (warmer, about 96-97F external). The laptop is progressively light blue to green, which indicates temps upwards of 102F. The Apple TV is red at 111F. Thermography is pretty accurate for showing relative or comparative temps.

March 29 2007 at 1:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Geoffrey

yea there is something fishy about this image. The color variations between the human hand, laptop, and Apple TV just don't jive.

March 29 2007 at 11:39 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mark

So is a picture of a dead mans hand? Why is there no heat coming from that hand in the pic?? Somebody should call 911!!

March 29 2007 at 9:45 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ggolinsky

And of course, other companies will jump in and make small fan units for this.
That is, of course, if it become more popular. I haven't seen much excitement from the general public.
Although I could be wrong.

March 29 2007 at 8:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Goobimama

@ #4: My iMac is the coolest (temperature wise) computer I have ever used...

March 29 2007 at 4:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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