(Note: Do not smack me, for I have searched these forums on this issue.... it only answered some of my questions... moving on.)
Alright. So here's the deal. My mother, as much as I told her to wait for the technology war to settle, bought a 42" Vizo HDTV (LCD) for about $1300. There's a receiver and two main speakers we haven't hooked up yet.
That's it. Pretty budget-lined as far as entertainment centers if you ask me. Now....
To start off, we're located in Madera, California (which is just north of Fresno, California. Power goes out.... five times a year, about, and we get maybe 1-2 brownouts a year. Power isn't very "clean" of course, so I have my PC running on a surge and UPS.
Of course, you need protection. Now before we get into the whole "grounding and protection at the breaker" (which I read in the last post), talking at the system level... do I need something as expensive as a Monster Power Center HTS 1000 MKII ? Which, to remind you, street it costs about $180.
Or is that a pretty decent deal, for an adequete amount of protection? And if not, two questions come to mind: 1.) How much is a reasonable amount of money to afford protection for a $1300 TV at the system level, and 2.) What system would you recommend?
Next... this house my parents live in is pretty... old... remodelled, mind you, but the base house is old. I doubt the contractors messed with the power much, so what would be recommended at the breaker level, and how much would I be spending? Reminding you again, this is a country house, not a city house.
I'm no electrical engineer, so I'm asking those available here, who are either more experienced, or more trained than I am. I appreciate any help given.
Feel free to drop links at me also, if you don't feel like going into lengthy explanations
Thanks again!
Alright. So here's the deal. My mother, as much as I told her to wait for the technology war to settle, bought a 42" Vizo HDTV (LCD) for about $1300. There's a receiver and two main speakers we haven't hooked up yet.
That's it. Pretty budget-lined as far as entertainment centers if you ask me. Now....
To start off, we're located in Madera, California (which is just north of Fresno, California. Power goes out.... five times a year, about, and we get maybe 1-2 brownouts a year. Power isn't very "clean" of course, so I have my PC running on a surge and UPS.
Of course, you need protection. Now before we get into the whole "grounding and protection at the breaker" (which I read in the last post), talking at the system level... do I need something as expensive as a Monster Power Center HTS 1000 MKII ? Which, to remind you, street it costs about $180.
Or is that a pretty decent deal, for an adequete amount of protection? And if not, two questions come to mind: 1.) How much is a reasonable amount of money to afford protection for a $1300 TV at the system level, and 2.) What system would you recommend?
Next... this house my parents live in is pretty... old... remodelled, mind you, but the base house is old. I doubt the contractors messed with the power much, so what would be recommended at the breaker level, and how much would I be spending? Reminding you again, this is a country house, not a city house.
I'm no electrical engineer, so I'm asking those available here, who are either more experienced, or more trained than I am. I appreciate any help given.
Feel free to drop links at me also, if you don't feel like going into lengthy explanations
Thanks again!