The fact that it even has an overheat warning is proof that it NEEDS some sort of active cooling. I don't want to be mid-movie marathon, then have to shut down because my fancy fanless media box overheated or was about to...I would rather have a slight fan noise than have to worry about how long until my overheat warning kicked off.
Why? As long as you place the unit in an area where the heat can get away, why should it be an issue? Yes, if you put it in an enclosed entertainment center with a glass door you're going to have cooling problems. But in that case you're going to have cooling problems even with cooling fans. The warning is probably just there as a "just in case".
As long as there are a few inches of space all of the way around and the air is always moving, even if just from the regular air flow within the room, why wouldn't a passive cooling system work?
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The fact that it even has an overheat warning is proof that it NEEDS some sort of active cooling. I don't want to be mid-movie marathon, then have to shut down because my fancy fanless media box overheated or was about to...I would rather have a slight fan noise than have to worry about how long until my overheat warning kicked off.
Why? As long as you place the unit in an area where the heat can get away, why should it be an issue? Yes, if you put it in an enclosed entertainment center with a glass door you're going to have cooling problems. But in that case you're going to have cooling problems even with cooling fans. The warning is probably just there as a "just in case".
As long as there are a few inches of space all of the way around and the air is always moving, even if just from the regular air flow within the room, why wouldn't a passive cooling system work?