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Buying New UPS & a tv tuner .. !!

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rollcage
rollcage Original post #1
Mar 17, 2006 at 2:03 AM
Hi Guyz
I have APC AVR-500 now .. purchased in 2000, but its givin some problems .. changed the battery still not workin properly.
So .. I think its better to take a new one now
(My config: AMD Athlon64 2800+, 768MB Ram, ASUS K8N, geforce5200, 15"monitor)

1. APC 500va is coming under 2k .. is it best
a.Plz give me options may be in 800va
b.is there any ups comin with a timer on & timer off
(this may sound strange but i thought may be its available)
c. is apc has one model for desktp pc .. or more than 1?

2. Tell me about the TV Tuner card with FM
which one is good.
what we need to know when buyin one.

Please tell prices too

Regards
Vyasram
Vyasram #2
Mar 17, 2006 at 7:51 AM
go get compro tv gold pvr/fm or pinnacle . NEVER BUY PIXELVIEW - IT SUCKS.

As for ups , buy wipro or apc. AVOID DLINK
q3_abhi
q3_abhi #3
Mar 19, 2006 at 9:28 PM
Tech Com TV tuner cards are available around 1k, u can go for it. Even pinnacle is gud.


Many UPS options are available these days.

U can ask ur computer wala for the UPS, he can guide u the best as he knows wats available in ur city n wat is gud.
rollcage
Mar 19, 2006 at 10:39 PM
common guyz give some more replies ..
dIgItaL_BrAt
Mar 19, 2006 at 11:17 PM
Pinnacle for the Tv Tuner

Wipro for the UPS.
rollcage
Mar 20, 2006 at 7:31 PM
Can you tell which model & Price?

And Which one is better APC 650VA or Microtech 800VA?
plz. anyone tell the prices of these two also?
yogi7272
Mar 20, 2006 at 11:08 PM
My friend has bought microtek 800 va double battery for 2350 rs . here in lamington road mumbai some three months ago .. gives him upto 25-30 minutes backup time with 17 inch monitor and 2.6 c northwood pentium 4 ....but it does not have any protection for lan or modem line ..
rollcage
Mar 21, 2006 at 12:37 AM
microtek 800 va double battery comes for 2350 rs & APC 500vz comes for around Rs.1900

I think its better to go for Microtech bcoz of more backup time..
but APC has more reliability as in my area there not much problem of power-cuts.

Is Microtek reliable .. ??

APC India Site: *www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BE500Y-IN
Run tme: *www.apc.com/products/runtime_for_extendedruntime.cfm?upsfamily=21
it says only 4min with full load

I didnt find microtek link though.
A
ashnik #9
Mar 22, 2006 at 1:30 AM
go for APC 650 VA in 3.5k in mumbai OR the best wold be Powercom 1KVA for 4.4K Future proof. I am buying this on in next week. I personally don't trust Microtek.

APC or Numeric or Powercom or Powersafe
debiprasad_sahoo
Mar 22, 2006 at 12:51 PM
rollcage said:
Can you tell which model & Price?

And Which one is better APC 650VA or Microtech 800VA?
plz. anyone tell the prices of these two also?
APC 650VA is good if you do not want more than 15 minutes for backup. For more backup go for Microtech 800VA. Other good companies are TVS
rollcage
rollcage #11
Mar 22, 2006 at 1:32 PM
Which cos. give data cable to connect to CPU?
I have ADSL router can it be benefited by line surge protection?

I know APC is Best .. & I have it .. but I want to know is there any other company which can give almost same performance. I am not going for Microtek. If you can give me other options that will be good.
M
Mar 22, 2006 at 2:08 PM
go for microtek 800 va double battery..
im using it with 17" monitor, p4 3.2 and 6600gt and i get 25min. backup
been using for 3 months
im using airtel adsl(beetel 220bx) modem wid it
no probs...