APC H10 Home Theater Power Conditioner

Comments about APC H10 Home Theater Power Conditioner:

I just put together a new A/V system and the picture quality is outstanding with the H10 in the loop.

Comments about APC H10 Home Theater Power Conditioner:

I got this as a way of dealing with the spaghetti behind our entertainment center...it has lots of plug in's and seems to be pretty good at regulating voltage...for example, I was using some electrical products in the kitchen and this caused the lights to dim slightly a couple of times. Steve was on the couch and said that the APC clicked a couple of times but the television stayed constant. It's expensive, but I think it's worth it, especially if you spend a lot of money on a television.

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I use this to provide clean power to my home theater consisting of a projector, reciever, bose acoustamass sub, BR-DVD player, video game consoles, etc. So far, even with everything powered up and booming I've only lit the 40% led for load. My system has never looked/sounded better even in spite of some very long speaker wire runs (about 65 feet in conduit). As for the quality, the APC is well built and sturdy to say the least. This is quality piece of equiptment from a top company, so you can rest assured that your gear is safe. I have had it in for about 3 weeks so far and have had storms come through the area, but not a single problem with my setup. I purchased this because I live in an older neighborhood with lots of trees and ariel power cables that often go out or have large voltage sags. This should be the first piece you buy for your home theater. Also, the LED's are dimable (they even turn off) so even though the rack for this is in the front of my room, no light bleeds onto my projector screen. In conclusion, this is a well built, attractive piece of eqpt that is worth its weight in gold (and it is VERY heavy)!

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Based on the cost for a compatible name brand product, I would reccomend this one.

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I love this product. I recently built a home theater with a 54 inch plasma, blu-ray player, surround sound, wii, and DirecTV DVR and this protects my investment. The automatic power regulator/conditioner has already had to kick in a few times when the power coming from my outlet dipped. Easy to set up and start using. Seems pricy compared to basic surge protection but with my investment was a small price to pay for piece of mind.[...]

Comments about APC H10 Home Theater Power Conditioner:

I purchased the APC H10 to protect and condition the power line for my new amplifier, pre-amp, CD & Blu-ray. All NAD equipment, as well as my 50" Panasonic plasma TV. I have had the H10 for about 9 weeks now. This product has several positive reviews from consumers and professionals alike. Do some research online and you will find this out for yourself. Before I installed it into my stereo rack I opened the case to see the electronics inside. The first thing you see is a very large toroidial transformer that supplies power to the unit and helps support the "boost" phase if power from the AC wall line is low. The transformer looks similar to that in my NAD amplifier. All of the wires are well insulated at least 14g in size and all of the other components appear to be solid as well as the construction of the unit housing itself. It weighs at least 15 pounds by my estimation. Once connected this unit gives you some useful information such as line voltage, correct + or - phase, proper ground, etc. It will also tell you how much of a power load is being used by your equipment by percentage ie. 20%, 40% etc. This is interesting, when I have all of my attached equipment on and at a lively volume the most it will register is 40% load, so there is plenty of capacity for additional equipment. The power regulation feature has been useful for me as well. In my area, the power seems to be relatively stable, but a few times per week there is an abundance of voltage and the unit will go into "voltage trim" mode. This usually happens during non-peak elecricity usage times between 12am & 7am. I have not seen the "boost" mode turn on yet. I keep the unit in the "narrow" range setting for power regulation. The power filter seems to perform as anticipated as well. I used to see lines on the TV when the A/C or other high voltage appliances come on. This does not happen anymore since using the APC. As far as the stereo sound goes, I really can't tell any significant difference in the sound since I could not appreciate any power related problems before I purchased this unit. What I did notice was the lines and/or distortion on the TV that are now gone. The H10 definately gives me piece of mind, is very well constructed and does what it claims to do. I did alot of research prior to this purchase and for the nominal amount of money it costs, the H10 is probably the best of the bunch. I highly recommend this product.

Comments about APC H10 Home Theater Power Conditioner:

First off my friend has h10, so i knew how great and reliable the h10 was. I just purchased a new tv, and i wanted to protect my investments. This unit has higher joules rating protection than any other power conditioner on the market, and certainly more reasonably priced than any unit out there. Thing that really prompted me to purchase is the voltage regulator, and as the name implies it regulates the voltage if there is spikes or surges, which ultimately harms your equipment. Now you might ask yourself i purchased a warranty on my equipment why would i purchase something like a power conditioner? Well the answer is do you really want to have someone opening up your television? Or worse having to send your televsion out to be serviced? Also the h10 sends nothing but clean/filtered power to tv resulting in a clearer sharper picture. I recently had a friend over who does own a power conitioner and he was amazed. Now he is going to purchase a h10. So if you want reliabilty, and the peace of mind knowing that your home theater equipment truly is protected,purchase the h10!!

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I've had this for a week and it seems to be working fine. I have two UPS attached to it to keep my gear up and running in case of short outages, but this is not how it should be used. It would have been better if I had a high-VA/watt rated UPS attached to the wall then the H10 to the UPS, but I already had two low power UPS laying around. The main reason for buying the H10 is voltage regulation (AVR) and surge protection. A low end UPS doesn't offer much surge protection and usually no AVR. I didn't want to spend the extra money on the J10, nor did i have the space. Also, the BH price is great, but I still think this product is overpriced for what it is.

Comments about APC H10 Home Theater Power Conditioner:

Home theater.
Ease of use.

Comments about APC H10 Home Theater Power Conditioner:

This is a well built product that performs as intended. I would recommend to others.

Comments about APC H10 Home Theater Power Conditioner:

Feels well built. TV, Stereo, DVR, and much more plugged in and still only 20% load.

Comments about APC H10 Home Theater Power Conditioner:

I connected my entire entertainment system to the H10 and now feel confident that my investment in my stereo and TV are protected from lightning strikes and other power anomalies.

Comments about APC H10 Home Theater Power Conditioner:

power regulator found only on high end.

Comments about APC H10 Home Theater Power Conditioner:

If you have or are about to purchase a home entertainment system whether it's mid to high end range...you need one of these. Granted I live in a more remote area and we tend to get energy fluctuations but you know what, so does urban areas in CA. For a few hundred bucks you protect that uber TV you now own. Do it.

Comments about APC H10 Home Theater Power Conditioner:

This power conditioner seems pretty solid to me. Lots of available power ports, standard interchangeable power cord, protection for two satellite or CATV feeds, telephone w/ 2 outputs. The only thing I don't really care for is the over-use of blue LEDs on the front of the unit that don't really serve any purpose. There is a dim button which cycles between varying degrees of too bright and off. It would be nice to have just a single dim power LED rather than feast or famine.

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I bought the H10 to condition power and protect a new Sony KDL-37XBR6, Onkyo TX-SR606, Panasonic DMP-30BK, and Brighthouse (Scientific Atlanta) Digital HD Cable DVR. The unit sits behind the center channel speaker which is under a shelf built to raise the TV to a better height. With the dimmer set to minimum, I do not even know the unit is there. It is quiet, and the power conditioning seems to help the overall picture quality. Being in the lightning capital of the world also requires solid surge protection, which I know all APC products provide.

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This thing is a surge supressor on steroids! Trims the voltage so it doesn't go too high or low... a condition that usually goes unnoticed and untreated.