Personally, I currently have an APC SmartUPS 1250VA protecting various things, include DLP, TiVoHD + Expander, cable boxes (inc. VoIP box and cordless phone).
While it has held up TV and TiVo during a brief power outage, the intent was more to have it filter out the dropouts. Plus, I can't hear anything during a power outage (except the UPSs beeping), because my receiver aren't on the UPS. I do have a Tripplite Power Conditioner for the components that aren't on the UPS. What can get really annoying is listening to the relays click for every split second power flicker....especially when it happens a lot during a short window. In fact, now I'm thinking I should just get another one for my other TiVo HD + Expander and stuff. S a n r wrote: > I was wondering what type and strength of surge protectors are really needed > to protect your electronics such as Tivo, a plasma and a recorder > altogether. They vary so much in kinds and choice that it's hard to know > which one is right. I have been researching a lot and came up with these two > from Amazon. I thought I could use the bigger one for the three appliances > and the smaller one for my laptop. Does anyone have any preferences that > they would rather go with? I found that Tripp lite is supposed to be a good > brand but not sure about any of the features and other details on surge > suppressors that are necessary. I don't want to overbuy if I don't need to > but where I live we get a lot of electrical storms. I usually unplug things > then but I may not always be home. I know that none will protect from a > direct hit but the power goes out a lot and that must produce power surges. > The one I'm using now is just a power strip I think called Pure /AV. It has > separate plugs for each appliance such as tv, dvd, etc. It looks alright but > I'm not sure how safe it is. > > Something I've wondered about when I read all the reviews on Amazon of a > product such as this is, how do people 'know' how well or not a surge > protector is protecting them under normal everyday circumstances? Some > reviews and replies are after only having it a short while. > > Thanks for any thoughts, > Sandra > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B0002QPC28/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=172282&s=electronics > http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-TLP810NET-Suppressor-Transformers/dp/B00005T3Q2/ref=pd_bxgy_e_img_b > > > -- Name: Lawrence "The Dreamer" Chen Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Snail: 1530 College Ave, A5 Blog: http://lawrencechen.net Manhattan, KS 66502-2768 WWW: http://www.lhaven.net Phone: 805-201-7839 Phone: 785-789-4132
