a leap of faith

[handrawn]

strangely enough wear ear defenders/muffs/phones was often a suggestion made on forums when I was checking this out

I realise you are not being serious though

if there are no issues then I may wonder why the fans are there in the first place; the cintiq is basically a monitor that you can draw on directly; no monitor I have ever had has fans; I don't see that the interactive pen changes this that much...

[Jonopen]

I don't think my Cintiq 16 has a fan (except from me!) but it does have two air vents around the back at the top. I was wondering if the angle you work at has any relevance to potential heat build up. For example if you work at a steeper angle, warm air might flow through the vents quicker.

Obviously the Cintiq 16 is a different beast to yours, but I use mine at the standard 'built-in flip-out leg' angle of 19 degrees and have never noticed it getting warm, even after hours of use.

Also I did read somewhere (and you probably know this already) there's an advanced software setting to change the fan speed.

[handrawn]

indeed jono, the cintiq 16 and cinitq pro 24 are quite different beasts

wacom used to supply a computer box attachment that could be attached directly onto the back of the pro 24, thereby converting it from a monitor to a screen drawable computer; under those conditions the screen fans may be more necessary, but i don't have one of those and as far as i know they are no longer avaiable, wacom having introduced its new tablet computer range which are smaller, but truely portable [and overall, less expensive]

[and acorn's sugesstion might just have worked maybe if i had such a box ]

my cintiq is on a stand - usually in traditional monitor orientation, angled slightly for drawing on, or pulled forward and down for deatiled work when the airflow will not be as efficient agreed, something to be aware of...

the advanced software setting for fans 'low' is what it was on from the start, mais oui

[handrawn]

PS - I have an intense dislike of not being able to hear what is going on around me [even if nothing is] - I have to wear phones when I'm editing sound, but even then i can only bear to use 'open backed' ones, otherwise i get 'claustrophobic'