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Monster Cable MP HTS800 Home Theater PowerCenter HTS800
Price:$50.65
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| Brand |
Monster |
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Array |
| LegalDisclaimer |
Warranty does not cover misuse of product. |
| Manufacturer |
Monster Cable |
| Model |
MP HTS 800 HP |
| UPC |
050644214301 |
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Customers Reviews
2008-07-04
Easy to install
The PowerCenter was easy to set up. Basically just plug in. Really did not notice in any change in picture quality after attaching the cable. The cable connections are in a slightly awkward spot, would recommend attaching them first, then plugging everything else in. Everything came on time.
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2008-06-29
You pay for a lot of features that you do not need
I bought this surge protector at a reduced price, which I thought was a good deal but actually wasn't in hindsight. After much evaluation, I feel that this product is worth at most $30.
Features that I found useful:
- The specification says it can withstand a power surge up to 1850 joules, which should be adequate for a thunderstorm.
- Spacing of the outlets is reasonable.
- The 8-foot power chord is long enough and is wrapped by plastic of good quality.
- It has phone line protection. It is a plus for me because my phone happens to be placed right next to my TV.
- It has power indicator light and grounding status light.
Features that I found useless:
- The colorful labels are not helpful because, if you really care, you should tag the cables instead of the outlets. Also, how often are you going to look at the colors once the whole thing is shuffled beneath the furniture?
- The so-called $27 bonus value is exaggerated. The coaxial cable is hardly needed, especially if you have cable TV. The phone cable can be bought for under $2.
- The audible alarm adds no value because, if you use the electronics, any power outage will be noticed immediately.
- The 24K gold plugs do not seem to perform better than regular plugs.
- The CleanPower Stage I functionality reduced the ghost shadows of my cable TV by only a little bit (like, two shadows instead of three). This product probably doesn't help much in new buildings where power supplies are already quite clean. After all, many factors may contribute to ghost shadows. Dirty power is only one of the many possible causes. (However, it does appear to stablize the power enough to allow my TV to turn on during a brown-out, which could not be done before. I don't know if it was only a coincidence.)
- I didn't have any hope for the $150,000 warranty offered by Monster Cable to begin with, because I think it will work just like all other too-good-to-be-true warranties on the market. Read other reviewers' comments to see for yourself whether you can count on it.
I probably could have bought what I really needed for about $15 if I bothered to spend many more hours to hunt for bargains. I feel that I paid mostly for convenience, vanity, and perhaps some false sense of assurance. This product can be a decent surge protector, but is definitely overpriced.
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2008-06-14
probably to expensive, but it works.
I give this product a 4 because it is probably to expensive but it does hat its supposed to do. I bought it when i purchased a news 61 inch tv and a bose surround system and i wanted to make sure that my new stuff was safe. This product does give me piece of mind. It also looks cool and the lable really do come in handy.
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2008-06-13
Shorted out in a year and a half of use
After a year and a half it shorted out. Smoke eminated from the unit and it filled our home with an awful burnt electronics smell. I'm disappointed and expected more from such an expensive but poorly constructed surge protector.
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2008-04-23
Pretty Good
I have no problems with it and i like how the ports are all labeled and spread out.
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