Can I place a mini AC next to the Series S?

Donald Murphy2 · Jul 23, 2023

The heat in my apartment stays on year round (idk why the maintenance won’t shut it off) so it’s always 80 degrees. I have window ac units but sometimes that doesn’t help with the Xbox itself overheating. Would it be smart to get a mini AC to place near the side vents for cooler airflow?

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WattyNuela

Hello Donald, this is Manuela. I'm an Independent Advisor and community user like you, ready to assist with this.

Not a Microsoft employee.

I personally don’t recommend using external devices to ventilate your console. Usually that doesn’t work as we expect.

However, I’m curious about the overheating situation you mention.
Do you mean that an “overheating” message appears in the middle of a gaming session, or do you just feel warm / hot in the console when you put your hand close to the back vent?

SwordofWhedon

If it's 80 degrees ambient it shouldn't be overheating

Are you getting an overheat message?

Saeleth

I would love to see where the series is going next, I think a WW2 or Vietnam AC could be really cool!

TSoul19

So your saying you are not going to play a game because the loading screen was not creative enough? Thats maybe the next dumbest thing I've heard. If that was the case, no one would have played Halo Series or Gears Series because they're loading screens
weren't creative. The only game that I can think of at this time that is the best a keeping a game moving is the Uncharted Series. What do you want during a load screen, a mini game while it loads, a short movie? Back to Assassins Creed's loading screens.
I will say that in AC, the loading screen to way to long, and in AC2 they were better but still took a little to long, but to say you are not going to play one of the greatest games of this console era is outrageous.

Adam Sheetz

Hi BrianHT, my name is Adam.

To connect your Xbox Series S to your iMac, you can use an Elgato HD60 S+ device to connect the game console to your Mac computer and play games on the Mac screen.

Alternatively, you can use a mini-display-to-HDMI adapter to connect your Xbox Series S to your iMac. You can pick up these adapters from Amazon for a reasonable price. Here are the steps to connect your Xbox to your iMac using an HDMI cable:

1. Connect the mini-display-to-HDMI adapter to the back of your iMac.
2. Connect the HDMI cable from your Xbox to the adapter’s HDMI slot.

Once you have connected your Xbox to your iMac, you can use your iMac as an external monitor for your Xbox.

I hope this helps.
Adam.

Can I place a mini AC next to the Series S?