[ale] MythTV/similar hardware recommendations

[agcarver+ale at acarver.net (Alex Carver)]

On 2016-04-01 13:54, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:47:43 -0400
> Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> wrote:
> 
>> Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> writes:
>>
>>> On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 10:33:37 -0400
>>> Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> wrote:
>>>
>>> You can get silent fans
>>>
>>> Where would one get a silent fan?  
>>
>> All over the place.  I got mine from NewEgg.  80mm liquid-bearing PWM
>> fans are pretty darn near silent the vast majority of the time.
>>
>> -derek
> 
> What is the db level that would be considered "silent"? 
> 

A normal conversation between people in a room (closing off outside
noises) is about 50-60 dB SPL.  So you'd want a fan in the range of
20-30 dB SPL for "whisper quiet".