CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD Pure Sine Wave 1500VA 900W UPS - $165 shipped @ AMAZON or NEWEGG

Thanks - I did manage to get the lightning deal, but I need another one, and I pulled the trigger at Amazon.

Quote from a1iens : Newegg doesn't show price until final checkout though....not sure why that is.

Dunno... but it is amazing annoying... and why I'd want to order from Amazon.

Nice... Now to talk myself into needing this much of a UPS.

Would this would be enough for a 64 inch plasma, 5.1 AVR, and a HTPC that uses about 350W by itself? Or would one be better off with a simple power conditioner in this scenario?

It won't help you if the power goes out

I've been wanting one of these for a while, thanks OP.

Quote from oliv26 : Would this would be enough for a 64 inch plasma, 5.1 AVR, and a HTPC that uses about 350W by itself? Or would one be better off with a simple power conditioner in this scenario?

Probably a power conditioner? Depends. The ability of a UPS to sustain a set of devices on battery power is INVERSELY proportional to how much load you connect to it. If you're approaching 900W, you're not going to have a good time unless you're looking for something to save you from some power flickering.

Mine feeds a TiVo and an LED TV. I really need to test battery life on it. But at least I know that a momentary loss of power isn't going to make me lose 5 minutes of programming while the TiVo slowly reboots itself. But it isn't going to drive the TV and the TiVo for the 30 minutes for me to finish my show.

Quote from jmccorm : Probably a power conditioner? Depends. The ability of a UPS to sustain a set of devices on battery power is INVERSELY proportional to how much load you connect to it. If you're approaching 900W, you're not going to have a good time unless you're looking for something to save you from some power flickering. Mine feeds a TiVo and an LED TV. I really need to test battery life on it. But at least I know that a momentary loss of power isn't going to make me lose 5 minutes of programming while the TiVo slowly reboots itself. But it isn't going to drive the TV and the TiVo for the 30 minutes for me to finish my show.

Good point. Nothing I do on the HTPC is important. I'll probably grab a cheap power conditioner at some point, because I do suspect the wiring of being of dubious quality. It was all done prior to my living there by the homeowner themselves and only about half the outlets in the place are three pronged.

Tempted to still buy one for my main computer, though.

Quote from oliv26 : Good point. Nothing I do on the HTPC is important. I'll probably grab a cheap power conditioner at some point, because I do suspect the wiring of being of dubious quality. It was all done prior to my living there by the homeowner themselves and only about half the outlets in the place are three pronged. Tempted to still buy one for my main computer, though.

Unless it's for a nice gaming machine or if you have a htpc or home server, you would be fine getting one of the cheaper UPSs without sinewave for most other electronics.

Got this for $150 during Black Friday on Amazon. Highly recommend this!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009RA60

Its like $50. Its better than any $100 power strip, and it will eat itself if the lightning strike is bad enough to kill things. Its also got one tap on it for a transformer isolated outlet incase you have some ground loops or want to plug noisy things like florescent lights into it.

Quote from nightanole : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009RA60 Its like $50. Its better than any $100 power strip, and it will eat itself if the lightning strike is bad enough to kill things. Its also got one tap on it for a transformer isolated outlet incase you have some ground loops or want to plug noisy things like florescent lights into it.

If your home theater gear is expensive, I'd invest in a UPC. The power conditioner can't create power out of thin air. A UPC has a battery to make up for the voltage swings.

Quote from Avatar77 : If your home theater gear is expensive, I'd invest in a UPC. The power conditioner can't create power out of thin air. A UPC has a battery to make up for the voltage swings.

The UPS does not make up for the voltage swings by using the battery except when the voltage is TOO low or TOO high and then it's 100% on the battery.

That transformer regulator does raise or lower voltage by switching in and out taps on a transformer.

Debating to get one of these. I have an APC Smart UPS 700 that cooks batteries every 2-3 years, I'm just a little broke right now. Would love a 1350 model for $100'ish.

BTW, the 1350 and up models have 2 qty 12V SLA batteries in them. The 1000 only has one.