Is it true the rollers are quieter than
trainers? (Except, of course, the crash when you fall off them?) My downstairs neighbours are complaining about my trainer riding, and while I would like to be neighbourly and accommodating, I don't want to stop riding in the winter either.
it really depends on the type of rollers. I bought the cheapest nashbar reduced radius rollers which have small diameter aluminum drums and its really quiet. while my neighbors are loud with their treadmills (the thumping alone you can feel) all that I produce is a mild hum/whirring up to a whistling when I'm up to 100 cadence.
I can watch movies on a laptop and hear it just fine even with the laptop speakers.