Humming Kobo

The Terminator · 10-29-2011, 12:18 AM

Just noticed that the KT actually makes noise

I noticed it last night while reading that if you listen very carefully and turn the page it makes a hiss/hum/buzz noise. You can hear it very clearly if you put your ear on the back. So it can actually speak without a speaker

. It's the only Kobo out of three that I could hear anything.

IxiaAurea · 10-29-2011, 03:53 AM

I never noticed! Now you mentioned it I put my ear next to the device and I hear it >.< I hope this doesn't annoy me lol

Xennex1170 · 10-29-2011, 03:54 AM

Hahaha.. Now it will bug you because you know it's there.. :P

IxiaAurea · 10-29-2011, 06:37 AM

Update: My sister's sony prs t1 does the same thing!

kennyc · 10-29-2011, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Terminator

Just noticed that the KT actually makes noise

I noticed it last night while reading that if you listen very carefully and turn the page it makes a hiss/hum/buzz noise. You can hear it very clearly if you put your ear on the back. So it can actually speak without a speaker. It's the only Kobo out of three that I could hear anything.

I think it's haunted!

beautifulsoup · 10-29-2011, 05:59 PM

Must not try it.

Must not try it.

I'm curious, but I must not try it!

The Terminator · 10-29-2011, 08:53 PM

You'll eventually hear it when the room is quiet enough, it isn't really annoying because it's so quiet that you with any other noise around you can't hear it (Like; fridge, computer)

SmokeAndMirrors · 10-30-2011, 01:51 AM

Mine makes a sound on page turns. It sounds like the standard "electronic white noise" sound to me. Same thing I hear when a TV or a computer is on (although those are much louder than the KT, and in the case of computers, is sometimes drowned out by other electrical noises).

It's the processor doing something. I suspect it's audible because the KT (and the Sony) is so thin.

Although, you guys are describing a different sound than what I hear. I hear more of a high-pitched sound, like a really really quiet version of a hot mike.

I recall learning at some point that the very top of our hearing range fades around 30, and noises like the high-pitched sound I hear from a TV are no longer within hearing range. I'm well below 30. I wonder if perhaps we're hearing the same sound differently.

The Terminator · 10-30-2011, 01:25 PM

To me it sounds like a quiet version of a computer turning on.

taming · 10-30-2011, 04:10 PM

I can't hear anything, but then I have old ears (and old everything else).

Slartibartfaust · 10-31-2011, 04:41 PM

Oh great
i'm OCD this will now drive me banana's like realizing i have a tongue

jk jk

Happy Halloween

10-29-2011, 12:18 AM	#1
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	Humming Kobo Just noticed that the KT actually makes noise I noticed it last night while reading that if you listen very carefully and turn the page it makes a hiss/hum/buzz noise. You can hear it very clearly if you put your ear on the back. So it can actually speak without a speaker . It's the only Kobo out of three that I could hear anything. Last edited by The Terminator; 10-30-2011 at 01:27 PM.

10-29-2011, 08:53 PM	#7
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	You'll eventually hear it when the room is quiet enough, it isn't really annoying because it's so quiet that you with any other noise around you can't hear it (Like; fridge, computer) Last edited by The Terminator; 10-30-2011 at 01:27 PM. Reason: typo

10-30-2011, 01:25 PM	#9
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	To me it sounds like a quiet version of a computer turning on. Last edited by The Terminator; 10-30-2011 at 01:26 PM. Reason: Typo

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10-29-2011, 03:53 AM	#2
IxiaAurea Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 3170 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Device: Amazon Kindle 2, Kobo Glo	I never noticed! Now you mentioned it I put my ear next to the device and I hear it >.< I hope this doesn't annoy me lol

10-29-2011, 03:54 AM	#3
Xennex1170 Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 289856 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Device: Kobo Touch	Hahaha.. Now it will bug you because you know it's there.. :P

10-29-2011, 06:37 AM	#4
IxiaAurea Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 3170 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Device: Amazon Kindle 2, Kobo Glo	Update: My sister's sony prs t1 does the same thing!

10-29-2011, 05:59 PM	#6
beautifulsoup Addict Posts: 262 Karma: 1143088 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Too many ereaders.	Must not try it. Must not try it. I'm curious, but I must not try it!

10-30-2011, 01:51 AM	#8
SmokeAndMirrors Addict Posts: 280 Karma: 2064388 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: MN, US Device: Kobo Touch, Asus Eee Pad Slider	Mine makes a sound on page turns. It sounds like the standard "electronic white noise" sound to me. Same thing I hear when a TV or a computer is on (although those are much louder than the KT, and in the case of computers, is sometimes drowned out by other electrical noises). It's the processor doing something. I suspect it's audible because the KT (and the Sony) is so thin. Although, you guys are describing a different sound than what I hear. I hear more of a high-pitched sound, like a really really quiet version of a hot mike. I recall learning at some point that the very top of our hearing range fades around 30, and noises like the high-pitched sound I hear from a TV are no longer within hearing range. I'm well below 30. I wonder if perhaps we're hearing the same sound differently.

10-30-2011, 04:10 PM	#10
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	I can't hear anything, but then I have old ears (and old everything else).

10-31-2011, 04:41 PM	#11
Slartibartfaust Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bradford Ont Canada Device: Kobo Touch	Oh great i'm OCD this will now drive me banana's like realizing i have a tongue jk jk Happy Halloween

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