Lightning fried my TV and satellite receiver last year. During the storm, there was a very loud pop and a burst of light particles near the ceiling above the TV.
I don't have whole-house surge protection but the electricity probably came in through the satellite coax cable, anyway. There are surge protectors that offer both types of protection but I didn't have one.
The satellite company sent a new receiver with overnight delivery and the Best Buy salesclerk said I was the 3rd customer that day in the same predicament.
The good news was that at least flat screen TVs cost a lot less now than they did when I originally bought mine 8 years ago!
Last edited by queasy27; 06-16-2013 at 08:25 PM.
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