Quick revisit to document power use in case it might be of interest.
Recently integrated an APC 1500 UPS, the no-frills model, into the system. Amazon had them on sale and I figure the embarrassing amount I have invested in HT equipment is worth a Benjamin and three quarters' of backup power protection. Also interesting to get a solid idea of power use.
Viewing means a 65" flat screen, HT receiver, and either XBox or blu-ray player. In addition, there is a small USB fan, D-Link 8 port switch, and ASUS 1900 wifi router. Based solely on the UPS panel's less-than-granular load meter, I guesstimate the system pulls 180-200w constant with total draw rarely pushing past 215-220w in general viewing. Movies with full ATMOS surround, high volume levels, and heavy LFE will have occasional momentary spikes to 275-ish, but usually settle in around 240w. Throw in a 16" pedestal fan, a 15w LED strip for ambient light, and a small dorm refrigerator for a total constant room load of maybe 300w, at most. Not bad at all, especially considering old CRT sets could easily pull that just by themselves. Plasma TVs were almost as bad.
Brad