Is there such a thing as an accessory for cooling your monitor?

[Locut0s]

My room is probably around 31 deg C right now and even hotter in the day time. I've monitored my computer temp and the chassis seems to stay below 45deg with the CPU probably around 50-60 or more. That's a little high but not too too bad. However the monitor I'm using, a 30" DELL flat panel, is becoming a space heater for this room. The top of the monitor is uncomfortably hot to the touch. Is there such a thing as a dedicated monitor fan or something?

 

[CurseTheSky]

You could buy a small desk fan and blow it at the back of the monitor. Other than that, I'm not sure.

I have a 2408WFP and it has the same issue. This room actually never used to get this hot until I added the monitor.

 

[Eureka]

Glue a heatsink to your monitor.

But yeah a deskfan would be your best option.

 

[RavenGuard]

Originally posted by: Locut0s
I'm using a 30" DELL flat panel, is becoming a space heater for this room. The top of the monitor is uncomfortably hot to the touch. Is there such a thing as a dedicated monitor fan or something?

You do realize that even if you put a better cooling solution on the monitor, it will still cause the room to heat up just as much?

It's a perfectly good idea to cool the monitor, but if you're trying to stop it from making you sweat you'd have to figure out a place to move all that heat

 

[Eureka]

Yes but the fan will help push it out of the room... as long as its not blowing towards a corner.

 

[Zepper]

Must be a plasma, as I don't think LCDs put out that much heat.. As was said above, a desk fan or similar will move the heat, but not remove it.

.bh.

 

[faxon]

Originally posted by: Zepper
Must be a plasma, as I don't think LCDs put out that much heat.. As was said above, a desk fan or similar will move the heat, but not remove it.

.bh.

you would be surprised how much heat a 24 inch or larger panel can put out in back. sure, it's less than a CRT, but it's still enough that you can feel it on some of them, and on a 30 inch it's probably generating even more than the 27.5 inch TN i have here now. my friend's samsung 24 inch TN was actually hotter though believe it or not.

 

[Binky]

The fan should be used to bring cool air into the room. Ignore the monitor - it will create heat no matter what you do to it (other than turn it off).

 

[Elias824]

Room fan? or maybe just put one of thoes little AC units in your room? or open a window?

 

[jsedlak]

Originally posted by: RavenGuard

Originally posted by: Locut0s
I'm using a 30" DELL flat panel, is becoming a space heater for this room. The top of the monitor is uncomfortably hot to the touch. Is there such a thing as a dedicated monitor fan or something?

You do realize that even if you put a better cooling solution on the monitor, it will still cause the room to heat up just as much?

It's a perfectly good idea to cool the monitor, but if you're trying to stop it from making you sweat you'd have to figure out a place to move all that heat

Technically it would cause the room to rise in temperature (provided it is a closed system) because the fan generates heat.

 

[Cheesetogo]

What do you have the brightness set at? I put mine at about 50% and the heat output is fairly minimal.