Recently my power company "decided" to send waaay too much voltage to our whole block. The power transformer for our block failed, but before it died it looks like it was sending a constant 220V AC to our house. This fried my big screen TV, Tivo, new receiver, powered sub, VCR, digital cable box, garage door opener, and cordless phone (along with some other misc. stuff).

Yes, they were all plugged into a decent quality surge protector and no they were not even turned on! I'm an EE (a chip guy, not a "real" EE ) and I got a good review (lesson) on how a surge protector and fuses work. Even the best surge protector will only protect again voltage spikes of 330V and above (not constant 220V). Fuses will only blow due to excess current. The only thing that would help in this case seems to be either a UPS or some kind of power conditioner that would electrically isolated the components from the wall power.

The good news is it looks like the power company will reimberse me to have the stuff repaired. The form says they will pay the repair cost or fair market value (whatever is lower). However, the claims agent says they may pay replacement costs on a case by case basis.

Anyways, It seems like it would take a pretty beefy UPS to be able to handle all the power required for my home theater. The one's designed for computers will likely not cut it (although I admit I haven't researched this). Any suggestions out there?