Monster - PowerCenter 8-Outlet Surge Protector

I love that it protects all my devices. The color coded is just great.

I liked this and bought it as a replacement for a much larger Monster power strip that was going bad. It took a little bit of figuring out to make the green power work. I didn't want to have my DirectTV receiver turn all the way off so had to be aware of what i plugged in to the outlet that would control the auto power off. I tried to plug in a small cabinet fan but it didn't draw enough power to make it work. so just be aware of how you want it to work and its not a problem. This is a reasonable size to fit in my audio cabinet and has 3 outlets that work well for power bricks if you need to. I also like the long power cord and angle plug that fits closer to the wall. comes with labels for your cords but they are a little fragile and tear easily so go easy with that.

Fortunately, I haven't had to test this product. It was easy to put into place. The protector has labels under each outlet to show where each item need to plug into. It a little big, but necessary given what it needs to accomplish. I have also used a higher version of this brand's product for a more expensive LCD Tv along with other attached accessories and proved worth its cost by preventing damage by bad storm power surge. Do to my experience with the other model, I went straight to Best Buy to purchase the same type of product for my other tv. It well worth putting extra money into these surge protector to prevent damage to your electrical appliances.

As a DJ, this product is fantastic for limiting the hiss that having so many pieces of electrical equipment plugged in can cause. The smart power function is fantastic as well. Turn of the laptop and the rest of the system shut down with it. My only complaint is that the chord is very thick, and it needs to be, so some type of strap or chord storage would have made this PERFECT!

Many new TV when paired with the same companies Blu-Ray player will have interactive features. Such as the Samsung TV and Blu-Ray player I bought with this surge protector. Because the unit turns the power completely off when the TV is off it limits the ability simply turn on the Blu-Ray player and have it turn the TV on and set the TV to the proper input. There is a fix but it means that when ever you want to turn the TV on you have to first turn the TV on, or vice-versa... it's a great power saver, so if the lose of that connivence doesn't bother you... then it's great.

Bought this to replace the previous one I had that was fried by a power surge during a recent winter storm. The old one did it's job and protected the equipment that was plugged in to it. The only thing I don't like is that you can't replace burned out parts (provided you are knowledgable in how to do this) and you have to buy a whole new unit.

When we bought this surge protector at Best Buy, the young lady that waited on us really seemed to care. She answered all my questions except one, and for that one she went to her manager and got his perspective and input. I'm thankful that there are still people who take the time to get the customer the product that will do what is needed.

You buy these surge protectors for the warranty. My last monster surge protector blew out after probably about 7 years. Unfortunately, I didn't hang on to the receipt, so I had to purchase another one. This time I scanned my receipt in case I needed to make a claim. Overall, it seems to function as it should, but there's really no way to tell how well it works until I actually have a surge. I disabled the green "smart" feature since I didn't like having the power cut to my other components when I shut off my cable box.