Surge Protection With Big Screen Tvs

I finally broke down and bought a big screen TV. I went with this one

My TV[=http//www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-Grand-WEGA-50-LCD-Projection-HDTV-KDF-50E2000/sem/rpsm/oid/152441/catOid/-12867/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do?linkid=j13459594k1971&affiliateid=k1971&mid=sduidp0t496760] My TV

Question is, with all those monster surge protectors going for like $100, are these things really necessary? What would you guys suggest or what do you have that you find is good enough?

Almost everything Monster makes is overpriced and under-performs. That said, high-end power filtering has its benefits, but it's not something required unless you have really bad power, and personally I consider a UPS a more practical solution anyway.

Since you bought a projection set, what I strongly recommend is a small UPS. Projection sets use bulbs that are cooled by fans that remain running for awhile after you power off your set. Otherwise the bulbs will overheat and burn out prematurely, and bulbs cost a few hundred bucks to replace. If you're watching TV and the power goes out, you're doing damage to your bulb if you don't have a UPS to keep the fan going. Just turn off the set right away otherwise you'll run down the battery pronto. But there will be plenty of fan capacity to run the fan until the bulb is cooled down.

I'm running an ordinary APC BackUPS 700VA UPS for my main HT, which includes a 60" SXRD and PVR. 700VA is overkill really, but it was a spare I had laying around. It also provides a bonus in that the PVR can continue to record shows during brief power outages. And most UPS's offer superior surge protection and power filtering/AVR compared to ordinary surge protectors, so you get that additional protection as well.

You can easily pay <$100 for a such a UPS and have the best of all worlds.

Hmmm, I'll have to look into a UPS. In the meantime, will pretty much any decent surge protector work?

Thanks

Why did you got with Projection, instead of plasma and lcd?? I'm just wondering.

[quotecc3db06239="O4F-Manofice"]Why did you got with Projection, instead of plasma and lcd?? I'm just wondering.[/quotecc3db06239]

Probably something along the lines of better picture quality and larger screen size for a lower price, if I had to guess...

Its why I bought the same TV.

Mike

P.S. I cant help but wonder if a UPS to let the bulb cool down for the occasional power outage is a little overkill. However, I guess some people get power outages more often than I do.

If you live in south Florida or along the east coast, you generally get power outages more frequently than the majority of the united states thanks to thunderstorms and tropical systems.. That being said, we don't have a surge protector on our plasm, but I've always thought that we should get one, just haven't checked them out.

[quote3a643ae3d8="mikedb"][quote3a643ae3d8="O4F-Manofice"]Why did you got with Projection, instead of plasma and lcd?? I'm just wondering.[/quote3a643ae3d8]

Probably something along the lines of better picture quality and larger screen size for a lower price, if I had to guess...

Its why I bought the same TV.
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Yeah, exactly. It came to just over $1000 and it had excellent reviews. I don't want to mount it either.

coo coo )

[quoted56ebb74f9="O4F-Manofice"]Why did you got with Projection, instead of plasma and lcd?? I'm just wondering.[/quoted56ebb74f9]
Speaking personally, anything over 32" for me would have to be either projection or plasma, and I'd only go plasma if I wanted to wall-mount. As was said, projection offers the best image quality on the largest display for the best price. Large size LCD direct-view panels have really crappy image quality IMO, and plasmas that size are expensive, hot, and still have greater risk of image retention (burn-in) than all other display technologies. SXRD still has the best image quality of ANY set IMO, even plasma, and prices have come way down since I bought my 1st gen 60" model.

IMHO, not using a surge protector on anything > $100 is silly when you can get a decent one for little money.
I have been thinking about getting a UPS myself of late. i think i just may do it )
considering i will have a ps3, 360, $500 receiver, HD dvr, cd changer and a $2000 tv along with speakers in one area...maybe a ups is a good idea )

Looks nice, and not too bad of a price, but I have a 37" LCD, and I don't even have any protection on it. If some one can find a cheap one though, I might decide to buy one, as it's probably needed for me, considering I have a Xbox 360, Wii, $500 surround sound system, my crappy PC, and my TV all one on -.-

At the very least folks, invest in a decent Belkin or other namebrand surge protector with at least 2000 joules of protection. And if it costs less than $30 full price, it's probably junk. Just as with computer PSU's, don't cheap out on power protection for expensive components. You typically do get what you pay for...

picked up a fellowes 2000j 10 outlet today for $33 )