How bad is the buzzing noise that I am reading occurs on this monitor? I read it can be silenced with the VOX feature but how bad when not using that?
587250
It's pretty obnoxious, enough to be the main reason I returned mine. Good luck.
587251
I use the Baby monitor for caregiving an elderly relative. I can keep a close eye out before there is any danger of falls. The buzzing that you might hear is from the microphone pick-up. It really is quite sensitive but I've not been too concerned about a buzz. I'm just glad that it is strong enough to pick up sounds that sometimes alert me before a possible accident. You can always soften the volume of the pick-up or eliminate it completely. Once eliminated, there is no buzz but then again, no sound. Use the left arrow in regular viewing mode to soften the microphone pick-up. Then zoom in. You cannot control the microphone pick-up in zoom mode. I use the Baby monitor for caregiving an elderly relative. I can keep a close eye out before there is any danger of falls. The buzzing that you might hear is from the microphone pick-up. It really is quite sensitive but I've not been too concerned about a buzz. I'm just glad that it is strong enough to pick up sounds that sometimes alert me before a possible accident. You can always soften the volume of the pick-up or eliminate it completely. Once eliminated, there is no buzz but then again, no sound. Use the left arrow in regular viewing mode to soften the microphone pick-up. Then zoom in.... » Read More I use the Baby monitor for caregiving an elderly relative. I can keep a close eye out before there is any danger of falls. The buzzing that you might hear is from the microphone pick-up. It really is quite sensitive but I've not been too concerned about a buzz. I'm just glad that it is strong enough to pick up sounds that sometimes alert me before a possible accident. You can always soften the volume of the pick-up or eliminate it completely. Once eliminated, there is no buzz but then again, no sound. Use the left arrow in regular viewing mode to soften the microphone pick-up. Then zoom in. You cannot control the microphone pick-up in zoom mode. « Show Less
587252
My monitor has never buzzed, but I can hear every noise in the baby's room ie. white noise machine, swing, etc.
828336
We do not have any buzzing at all from the cable. It works wonderful and is clear with the sound. We are using only one cable and have not attached a second cable to it. we have the cable attached from a computer to a TV 20 feet apart and it is as clear as if we had no cable and using on the TV. Depending on what device you are attaching the cable to if it has a gain button you might try adjusting the gain. or you may have a bad cable and need to return and replace it. Hope this helps
2260591
The only way I could see the fan noise being a problem is if you were running 3 screens with a game AND you were trying to sleep next to it in a very otherwise quiet room. On a scale from unnoticeable - horrible: I would say it's very barable.
818350
I received my replacement about a week ago. I turned on the TV, and there it is again - the buzzing sound exists. That's two TVs, and both are the same. I do admit that the picture quality and everything else is very good. I'll probably return this, and go with another model.
952448
The buzzing is only present when the backlight is less than 10. I believe its the flourescent bulb buzzing similar to when typical flourescent bulbs are used with a dimmer. I haven't found the sound to be any louder than the fan/hard drive in my Tivo so I'm not worried about it.
451770
I have heard no noise, buzz, or interference at all on these speakers. They are sitting on my wife's desk a) within 1/2 inch of each side of the 23" LED monitor, and b) within 6 inches of a Dect 6 AT&T wireless telephone handset. I would not be concerned about buzzing issues with these speakers themselves However, your existing setup could have a bad audio cord or some other problem with your signal source (like, for example, some old tube TVs have very bad 60 Hz buzzing in their audio, even coming through their 'earphone' port) and these speakers would not be the cause of that.
1430873
When the TV it's off it is completely silent. However, as soon as the TV is working you can hear that "buzzing" sound just right out of the box. It is not extremely loud but did bother me.
1320061
This isn't caused by the monitor, it is caused by video drivers.I have an ATI card that did the same thing to it. Updating to the latest Catalyst drivers and setting the overdrive to 0% got rid of the letterboxing over HDMI. Everything looks awesome now!
1574808
I had the same issue. I was at work and had to test and everyone would hear it. What you have to do is take off the back panel of the monitor and there is a little button in the back, you just keep tapping the button until the volume appears and you can mute it. Mine is now silent.
1073593
I have several of the units and there is not a buzz noise only a hmmmm like a fan. I think something must be lose in your unit. I can put mine on silent and I don't hear it at all...try that....if its still buzzing then something is wrong. They are great units.
746935
I just received a 50' vga cable with audio. Connected one end to the computer and ran the the other end around the room to my big screen. The video works well but there is a buzzing sound when i plug in audio. Is there anything that can be done to stop that buzzing noise?
1716944
There is a buzz heard when directly in front of TV at any distance. It is NOT inherent in Plasma technology but specific to this model. To me it is extremely annoying. I heard it during normal programming at normal volumes. It is a design flaw in TV that has not been addressed and it is a total deal breaker for me. Your mileage may very but I'm not listening to that high pitched whiny noise on such an expensive television set.
141689
I use a 35 ft. VGA/ audio cable from my PC with a PC/TV tuner, using it as a DVR with Windows Media center to my Big Screen and also use my Monitor with a VGA Powered splitter. Using a powered splitter because with out it I had lines on the TV, the powered splitter took care of it, but I also have a hum or feed back sound, can't explain it. It may be the same sound you have, if you get a answer to your question please let me know at DWB@socal.rr.com, Thanks Don
1167857
I have had the monitor for 2 weeks, but it is used constantly. I frequently attach or separate it from different PCs, and it has been both shut off completely--or simply allowed to hibernate. I have not experienced this problem of the audio failing to switch on with the monitor. I suspect that the monitor is choosing the wrong audio input and perhaps decoupling it from your video signal. Are you using HDMI (for both video & audio), or do you have a separate audio signal input? My guess is that if you use VGA, you should avoid leaving any source plugged into the HDMI port. Likewise, if you are using HDMI, use a newer cable that supports audio and disconnect the audio input at the back of the monitor. Does any of this make sense? Did it help?
115035
I haven't particularly noticed the fan noise. I've used it to project YouTube musical videos, and have made presentations in small rooms with people sitting closely around it and have never noted distraction from the fan. Unless you were specifically looking for fan noise, I doubt it would be a problem. That said, the next time I use it I will probably be especially sensitive to fan noise. ;-)
2233409
You stop the buzzing sound by pressing both the second and minute button at the same time. The display is never "off" as you can always see some numbers.
828338
I have two connected from my PC to speakers. There was no buzzing, however during installation I noticed the sound would dip out (in volume) if I bent the cable in a certain way. Best not to expect a long life time out of these if you're moving them around too much.