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I haven't had a power surge since I installed this, so I don't have any comment on it's ability to protect equipment. As for line conditioning, I didn't expect to see or hear any difference in my equipment (I have a CRT television and watch over-the-air broadcasts), and I didn't.

I just have some comments on the box itself. It's a good looking, solidly built unit. It has the most robust looking power cord of any equipment that I've ever owned. The rear connections are well spaced and easy to use. There are some things that I'd like to point out to potential buyers, though:
1. The LCD display can be dimmed, but it can't be fully turned off. Fully dimmed in a dark room, it puts out about the same amount of light as one of those rectangular indigo night lights. I wish that I would have known that before I bought it.
2. The unit doesn't have an on/off button. To fully turn it off, it must be unplugged. Six of the eleven outlets are controlled by a power button on the front panel, but five of the outlets are not affected. For some reason, the high-current and analog outlets are switched, but none of the digital outlets are.

All in all, it's hard to get excited about a surge protector. This one seems like a good value. My only real complaint is that the front display can't be turned off.

Worth every penny, I really do not know if I need to spend the extra money on power protector like this one but I'm glad that I did, this console performs nicely with my home theater set. I know some people complaining about the LCD Control Panel light! Its not to bad, and for the switched you need to plug your wires to the console first before you power-up, I had the same thing first and then I did some reading and I found out that I need to plug (TV, DVR, ACR,.etc) first and then power the PureAV, this way it will calculate how much power you need.

Overall, I'm happy with my choice.

This item is great. Well worth the price. I'm using with a 42" plasma and 1,000 Watt speaker and dual sub system. Major difference, TV is slightly clearer, but MUCH brighter! Sound seems crisp with 0 static noise. This unit also has a 8 second delay for sub powering on to avoid the THUMP, you would normally get with a surge of power going to it at power-on. This feature is not really mentioned in any descriptions (bonus). It is very large and heavy. I would just recommend measuring first to make sure that it will accommodate your desired space. LCD dims to almost pure dark. Other reviews state its too bright but you can dim it all the way down to nothing. AWESOME PIECE OF EQUIPMENT !!!

I don't even have my TV plugged in yet (it is too far away) but I think I got a better picture. My best guess is that my Subwoofer and Amplifier were in the same outlet as my Satellite reciever. This claims to isolate the circuits so I am thinking it removed the "noise" of the amplifiers from the receiver. I don't know if this would have made a difference for HDMI output but I was using s-video. The unit seems very well built and the LCD screen can be dimmed to the point where it is not annoying. The COAX connections are labeled Sat, CATV, and Antenna. I have a two line Sat receiver and was worried that plugging the second line into the CATV outlet might filter certain frequencies. It seemed to work. Minor nits which did not affect my rating:
- Very large unit that barely fits in a standard cabinet.
- The angled power cord is at the wrong angle for me. It would have been better just to make it drop straight down.
- The outlets are all labeled on the back but they did not have one for Powered Sub. I just used an amplifier outlet.

This power center works very well for home theater needs. It displays both the stabilized voltage that the unit provides all components that are plugged into it, and it also shows the overall current drain of all plugged in devices. For $133, this can't be beat. To get that kind of information out of a Monster or Panamax box, you'll have to spend twice what I did, and that's if you can find a GREAT sale. Only drawback of the unit is the fact that the display glows blue, and is always on. It can be dimmed, but it would be nice to have a 'display off' feature for night time. Anyhoo, I'm using the product with a 46" LCD 1080p HDTV, an HD-DVD player, a 7.1 A/V receiver/amplifier, and a Nintendo Wii, and all of the devices work just fine. Since I didn't own the HD-DVD player or HDTV before I got this item, I cannot speak to how well it 'cleans up' the power, but I can tell you that while running everything through this line filter, I've had no problems. Plus, a $500,000 connected equipment warranty is nice :-) Way to go Belkin, in presenting an underrated product in the world of home theater components for a much more reasonable price than Monster or Panamax.