On Apr 20, 2007, at 21:58, John Francis wrote: > On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 06:37:36PM -0600, Tom C wrote: >>> From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>> To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]> >>> Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVDequipthatcan playPAL >>> systemDVD's >>> Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:23:44 -0400 >>> >>> Yup, when you are using a SAT receiver >>> your DVR recordings can still go on during short >>> power dropouts with a UPS if the dish >>> electronics still have power. It's really most useful >>> for short AC power glitches which might have >>> caused the HDDVR to do VERY unwanted system reboots >>> while watching or recording shows. >>> jco >>> >> >> Heavens to Betsy! We wouldn't want that to happen would we? > > Well, no - I certainly wouldn't. > > If I decide that a TV show is something I want to watch, then > I take reasonable precautions to make sure the recording will > take place. Given the number of $K I've spent on A/V equipment, > an extra $150 or so on a battery backup to tide me over the > vagaries of power supplied by PG&E doesn't seem unreasonable. >
Amen, brother. I have a little $75 UPS that keeps my DVR/DirecTV box going for upwards of 45 minutes if there is an outage. Plus it keeps the harddrive in the DVR from getting screwed up if the power "bounces" down and up quickly (or, even worse, over and over!) -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org I am riding in the MS-TRAM this summer. Please consider sponsoring me! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/mstram.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
