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4394712 No.4394712 [Reply] [Original]

Do you use a UPS with your retro consoles, to protect them from the grid and make sure a short power outage won't ruin your game?

>> No.4394720
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4394720

Yes, it's right next to the glovebox where I keep my consoles protected from atmospheric hazards.

>> No.4394721

>>4394712

I use a power conditioner, that’s it

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>>4394727
Rocko's Modern Life was awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XM1nlgjwzs

>> No.4394765

>>4394712
Simply losing power isn't going to hurt your consoles. A power surge could, but modern circuit breakers do a fairly good job of preventing it from happening. Get some grounded circuit breakers if you're worried.

Buying a UPS for game consoles is top tier autismo.

>> No.4394768

I got a free UPS from work so maybe I should.

>> No.4394769

>>4394765
>Simply losing power isn't going to hurt your consoles.
The main point of a UPS is to protect against those 2 second outages that could ruin your game.
The advanced surge protection is just a bonus.

>> No.4394774

>>4394769
Losing power won't ruin a game though. Games don't just stop working because they're not receiving power.

You might lose save data if it happens while you're saving? Or you might lose progress from your current session? But really that's such a minor issue, sending money on UPS for that reason is kind of a joke.

>> No.4394778

>>4394774
>Losing power won't ruin a game though. Games don't just stop working because they're not receiving power.
It will. I haven't saved (or don't have the option for save) and been playing for hours, if there's a power outage long enough for the console to turn off, I've lost my game and have to start over.

>> No.4394781

>>4394774
>>4394765
>But really that's such a minor issue, sending money on UPS for that reason is kind of a joke.
>Buying a UPS for game consoles is top tier autismo.
I have battery backed UPS with surge protection for everything from my servers and computers to TV, /v/ and /vr/ consoles.
Even though I might see a quick power outage once every one or two years, it won't bother me. Also it's better surge protection than just a breaker and dedicated surge protection devices don't cost much less than a UPS, so why not also have battery backup?

Guess poorfags gonna poor.

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>>4394720

>> No.4394783

>>4394778
You'll only lose what you didn't save from that session though. The game isn't ruined at all. I've never had a game save get completely deleted from a power outage before.

How often are you losing power for you to worry about this? Here in the 1st world I don't think I've lost power more than once in the last 5 years.

>> No.4394790

Yes, but I built my own UPS as I can't trust a storebought one to protect my consoles from harm.

>> No.4394796

>>4394783
I'm pretty sure the context the word "ruin game" was used was about gameplay session quality.
It didn't imply physical destruction or "ruin" as in cosmetic defects to the cartridge/media.
How did you even think it was about the game being physically unplayable after such an event?

>How often are you losing power for you to worry about this? Here in the 1st world I don't think I've lost power more than once in the last 5 years.
You happen to be playing at that exact time it happens, though luck.
Suit yourself though, saying that spending a miniscule amount of time and money for an UPS that's also a good surge protector isn't worth it, guess you just don't have the option, knowledge or resources. I mean, who would say no to better and just deal with what they have if they have an option to do so?

>> No.4394864

>>4394712
>is your autism level >9k
no lol

>> No.4394890

>>4394796
Because OP said "ruin your game" and didn't say anything about save data. That kind of implies more than just losing your save data.

I just don't really see the point in spending money on something to solve an issue that I've never had. I could buy a UPS right now, but I'd rather spend the money on more games or hardware that I want.

>> No.4394921

>>4394864

This. Unless you live where I used to (highest point in the county in the godforsaken Ozarks atop a hill riddled with iron deposits at the very end of the rural power grid a half hour from the nearest town with forests EVERYWHERE) then a simple midlevel power strip/surge-protector will suffice.

>> No.4396330

>>4394921
>>4394864
But shit happens, enjoy trying your rare colson's also.
>muh "UPS is only for surge protection"
Yeah. No. But guess you just don't like to have a proper setup.


>it's autistic hurr
/vr/ is full of autists.
This is actually one of the better ideas I've seen here.

>> No.4396340

>>4394890
>I just don't really see the point in spending money on something to solve an issue that I've never had.
Guess you really don't play your games much then.
Short blackout happen, anywhere in the world, no matter how good your infrastructure is. (Not to mention, places like US don't actually have that good of infrastructure to begin with.)
You know, hospitals have generators, even though they have prioritized access to the power grid and guess what, those generators do come in handy. Even when it's just for 5 seconds a year.

>> No.4396369

>>4394765

Lighting struck my house when I was 11 and it fried my N64. Luckily the insurance company replaced it. My copy of Mission Impossible was in it and it survived somehow.

>> No.4397772

>>4396330
>all that projecting
wew lad. Time to up your meds.

>> No.4397824

>>4394712
used to have one for my PC i got for free, but the battery gave out eventually.
>>4394774
>You might lose save data if it happens while you're saving? Or you might lose progress from your current session? But really that's such a minor issue, sending money on UPS for that reason is kind of a joke.
you can get a UPS for under 100 burgerbucks. i guess it just depends on how much you value your free time. though we're all on 4chan, so probably not very much

>> No.4397918

>>4397824
Can't you replace the battery?

>> No.4397923

>>4397918
yeah i just never bothered. it's still sitting in a closet somewhere

>> No.4397928

>>4394712
I only plug in my retro consoles when I'm using them, no need for a UPS.

>> No.4398843

>>4397928
>the power can't go out when i'm playing
And I thought the UPS autist was the pinnacle of retardation.

>> No.4398847

>>4398843
That's the main point of a UPS.
Yet people act like like surge protection is.

Guess it's just clueless folks.

>> No.4399269

>>4394720
Wait, does the person lives in the box ? How do you move around in the house ? Especially stairs.

>> No.4399298

>>4396369

>This message will self destruct in, 5,4,3,2..

Maybe you just completed the game anon?

>> No.4399521

>>4394712
Nope, but sure as hell could have used one for SNES Jurassic Park or back when I got my PS1 and Tekken, unlocked Devil Kazuya and did not yet have a memory card.

>> No.4400089

I just switch the power strip off when not in use

>> No.4400132

>>4400089
>What is arcing?

>> No.4400192

>>4400132
>arcing
something that never happens?
might as well wear a hardhat while outside in case of a space rock falling on me

>> No.4400281

>>4394720
The gloves are turned inside-out. The console goes inside the box and you use the gloves to play your retro vidya without contaminants.