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Storms and accidents are frequent causes of power loss. Faults in transmission infrastructure can also sometimes occur.
Equipment such as media servers, control / automation systems, computers, DVRs and gaming consoles containing hard disk drives are becoming core parts of our systems. They can all suffer information loss and even disk failure as a result of power outages.
Expensive projectors are particularly susceptible to damage from outages as the proper cool-down processes cannot occur resulting in the hot lamp overheating itself and surrounding circuitry.
Clint, an avid DIYer, planned on building his own home theater to cut costs until he realized the complexity of the task. "One piece of advice I came across most often was to hire a professional. I was hesitant, but I just found myself going in circles and didn't want to invest in something I'd later regret."
Nyal Mellor, Founder, Acoustic Frontiers
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