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Monster Cable MPB 1100 Home Theatre POWERBAR 1100 with Clean Power Stage 2 v2.0 Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: seems to work just fine.
Comment: I like the voltage meter on the unit. The unit is very large, but I guess that's what is to be expected. Great value.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: the thing is huge
Comment: Pro's: powerful surge protecter that offers unbeaten protection from lightning strikes or other types of surges. Also provide's clean power to your electronics. In other words, it provides a constant flow of balanced voltage to anything that's plugged into it, something that regular surge protector's don't offer. Unfortunately, this luxury is the reason why this thing is so expensive. One thing i liked about the protector is there's a light which illuminates to let you know that your wall outlet is grounded. Ever since i moved into this home, i was unaware that my wall outlet in my living room wasn't grounded out (had a loose wire). I immediately called an electrician to fix the problem and i would have never known the problem existed if it wasn't for the fact that i bought this pricey surge protector. Con's: The Price. You take away the clean power feature, and the thing wouldn't be hardly any different than a 30 dollar surge protector that retails at radio shack.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Always working
Comment: Some people will complain that this is too pricey and you're just buying it for the brand name. Yes, that's true I tell them, but at least I know I've got one of the best surge protectors/power strips on the market protecting my $3,000 equipment!

This MPB 1100 is a workhorse. It always lets me know that it's on, it has convenient adapter and regular plug outlets, phone and cable jacks, and everything is pre-labeled. If you're into saving the UPCs and receipts, Monster even provides $$$$$$ worth of a guarantee to back this product. I highly recommend this product if you want to feel secure knowing that your $$ is being well spent and protected.

But hey, if you want to trust your pricey entertainment system to a rinky dink, no-name, off brand, made in China, $19.99, Wal-Mart special, then this is certainly not the product for you.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Clean Power
Comment: The clean crisp picture is awesome. The power strip cleans the signals up very nice.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good versatile product
Comment: I originally bought the Monster HTS200 for my 50" LCoS projection HDTV. It was 1650J surge protection with Clean Power 1. I wanted a little more surge, Clean Power 2 and the Tri-Mode protection that Monster has (HTS200 has dual mode). I really wanted a rack mount but found the features in the 1100 very similar to the MKII 2600 from Monster. The surge was double on the 2600 but everything else was basically the same. So I figured I could live with the powerbar. I actually turned it upright, have the plugs come in from the top and it is placed on top of one of my DVD players in my rack so I can see the status LEDs. Works out well. I may purchase the 2600 or maybe the Belkin PureAV with AVR and use this for the LCD we have for my daughter's room. But this will do for now. I am using a battery backup that has the AVR in it already so that is taken care of.
Anyway, product is nice, well built, comes with the mounting bracket which is nice if the wife lets you mount it on the wall. Other than that, easy hookup and labeling of all the inputs. Great products...Don't know why Monster seems to charge more per J of surge. Don't expect drastic changes in picture or sound unless you really have a problem with your AC power line which is rare. Buy this more for protecting your equipment than anything else. Plus, you can monitor the voltage and current draw on your AC line which I think is handy - can help catch early electronic faults.

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