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HomeHomeSmart Strip SCG3 Energy Saving Power Strip with Autoswitching Technology |
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Nice product, but beware with amps Jul 26, 2010
There has bee a recent trend in eliminating switched power outlets on most current stereo receivers, for reasons I don't understand.
I have a CD player that has a push-button type power switch. I used to plug it into the switched receiver outlet so that it came on and off with my stereo receiver. Since most newer receivers don't have these outlets, I decided to use one of these to power my CD player on and off with my receiver as the triggering device. That works well and I'm happy with it.
I was also hoping to use this power strip to turn my subwoofer on and off, rather than putting my subwoofer in the 'auto' mode, to save a little power. It worked ok and would power the sub on and off but I ended up not using it for the sub. There was a loud 'thump' from the subwoofer some of the time when the power strip turned on. This is common with amplifiers when the power comes on abruptly. So, I don't recommend using this to switch any kind of amplifier on/off as it could damage your speaker (subwoofer) long term. This is not really a defect in this power strip. The way to avoid this is use some power source that ramps up slower (like a power conditioner, but they can be costly).
The default setting on the power strip worked with my device too.
 Finicky Jul 25, 2010
The strip worked with two of my electrical set-ups and did not work with two others. It didn't like my laptop as the main device or my Energy Star TV. For the laptop, I did followed the adjustment instructions and it seemed to be working fine, but then just stopped working properly. I move the strip to a set-up with our flat screen TV and it worked fine. For the Energy Star TV, when I adjusted it so it would turn everything off, I couldn't turn my TV back on again. Only worth the money if you love hours trouble shooting. I'm going back to using a regular power strip and just turning it off myself when I'm not using it.
So easy to use! Jul 10, 2010
This product is great!! It is so easy to use...all I had to do was plug it in and it was ready to go. The only thing is the one that the TV, surround sound,& DVD player is plug into, when I turn the TV on,the satellite system takes awhile to restart, and I have to manually turn on the surround sound and DVD system. Its a small price to pay to save energy!Overall, I would highly recommend this product!! :)
 smart to have a smart surge!! Jun 14, 2010
This is smart surge protection is more wonderful then i thought. It is super simple to set up and use. This thing is amazing and make me feel better knowing certain thing are completely off and not still sucking up electricity.
 Disappointed May 27, 2010
Does not work with Sony STR-DH510 rcv'r/amp as controlling device. Had to use my Sony TV as control, which in my setup is less than ideal, but I'll live with it.
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