In most of my dealings with stores selling home hi def the sales people try to prey on peoples paranoia and "push" more equipment than the purchaser needs! I've been running a Mitsubishi DLP, Samsung LCD, Outlaw 990, Crown Amps for over a year without UPS without any problems.

The UPS is better as a preventer of lost data in a computer system than as a power back up for a TV! The only reason I could see to have a UPS supplying a HT system is to provide clean power from a "noisy" electrical system.

I do feel a form of surge suppression is more important for a HT system.

Just an opinion on my part. Jim