Belkin AG110030-04 Energy-Saving Surge Strip for Home Theater by Belkin Inc.
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Digital camera reviews of Belkin AG110030-04 Energy-Saving Surge Strip for Home Theater
Digital camera Review: Belkin Conserve BG108000-04
Summary: 5 Stars
I waited over 6 months to get my hands on these. I saw reviews back in Feb. 2008 and started searching. None for sale. Belkin site said summer. Got to be summer and in July Belkin site said September. Started searching again in September and no retailers listing it. Then I spotted 1 small search results buried in all the others. WalMart (sorry Amazon) online had the 10 outlet version for sale. Got a friend with a WalMart account to buy 4 for me. Final price was $34 each, shipped! They were dropped shipped direct from Belkin. Before they arrived the listing was gone from Walmart site (12/19 still not there).
I think Amazon (and Belkin) do a disservice by tagging this one with the Home Theater moniker. I use mine to control 4 PC monitors and several USB hard drives.
Item works as designed. Set the dip switches in the unit and remote to the same settings and you are now a power controlling monster! And if you need to control more than 8 devices set the 2nd unit to the same dip switch settings and 2 units will be controlled by the same remote.
While the unit has 2 outlets spaced apart from the others to allow controlling 'wall warts', wider spacing on all the outlets would have been better. The unit also can surge protect a coax connection. No telephone line protection, though.
Overall, I am happy with the item.
Digital camera Review: Does what it's says, has other uses too!
Summary: 5 Stars
This item is NOT only useful as an energy saver. It's also a simple reset switch for your home's network/internet.
I have a combination of a cable modem and a wireless router that have an ugly habit of getting hung. I also have a less-technical family member who doesn't know one item from the other, and doesn't feel comfortable unplugging one or the other to power cycle them.
I am using these two in exactly the OPPOSITE way everyone else here seems to. I have my PC and my monitor plugged into its outlets that never lose power. I have my cable modem and my wireless router (and some non-essential devices) plugged into its outlets that are controlled by the switch.
What's this give me? A simple way for anyone in my home to power cycle our cable modem and router. Click the switch off, then click it on. It provides a big and obvious switch that's attached to the side of my monitor. No more phone calls about "The web/email is broken" when I'm at work otherwise busy. No chance of coming home to have to find the power cable that was unplugged and then fell behind the back of the table.
Digital camera Review: Driving a Stake Through Vampire Currents
Summary: 5 Stars
Works like a charm and kills vampire current usage. I see the savings adding up daily. Item is easy to set up and use. Right now, I'm using it overnight to shut flat-screen TV, DVD player, cable box and tuner, which used to burn juice all night. Am going to buy 2 more units for other rooms.Digital camera Review: Energy saving strip
Summary: 5 Stars
We in stalled it on a computer, DSL box and external hard drive. When I am done for the day, I shut down the computer and click 'off' and all three go off. We are still evaluating the energy saving results on our electric bill as we also have on on our TV and satellite receiver. Works great and love the remote switch.Digital camera Review: Energy saving surge protector
Summary: 3 Stars
I use this surge protector on my desktop computer, not a home theater. It works as designed and is simple to install. The outlets are rather closely spaced so if you have more than a couple of "block" power plugs, it probably won't work for your system.