Posted by Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute on 11/26/07 13:09

In message news:hyp2j.24548$JD.7459@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net, PapaBear
sprach forth the following:

> I just installed a new UPS (485 VA capacity, much more than needed) on
> a grounded outlet circuit. My home theater, DVD player, TV, and other
> components are plugged into it, but the home theater still goes snap,
> crackle, pop occasionally. So presumably it's not caused by voltage
> spikes. What else?
>
> [somebody replied previously but it was lost in a reset of the news
> server I use, beyond my control]
>
> "PapaBear" <PaPaBeAr@thebears.x2x> wrote in message news:...
>> I've tried a couple of home theaters to play my DVD movies, and both
>> of them go snap, crackle, pop occasionally. This happens even if they
>> are turned off or in standby mode, so long as they are still plugged
>> in. There's some kind of static emitted from the speaker(s) at random
>> times. With my first home theater (Coby DVD-755) it was extremely
>> loud. With my current one (Durabrand HT-3917) it's usually not loud or
>> disturbing, but still noticable. I'm talking like it happens maybe
>> once every few hours, not as a regular thing, and the static/noise
>> only lasts for a second or two. I've read about it and tried the
>> suggestions, but it doesn't help - use a grounded outlet, and a
>> different outlet/circuit for the home theater. Ideas?

Try buying something that's not a piece of shit.

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