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Monster Digital PowerCenter MDP 650 with Green Power [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]

Monster Digital PowerCenter MDP 650 with Green Power [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]
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Product Description

Don't risk leaving your documents, photos, videos, and important files unprotected. Common power surges and spikes can occur many times a day and can easily damage or destroy your delicate digital circuitry in computers and AV components. Even worse, electrical noise and interference can corrupt important data: your digital photos, videos, and critical documents. Don't risk losing it all. Ordinary surge protectors have a limited surge absorption capacity. If a powerful surge exceeds that fixed capacity, any equipment is vulnerable to damage or destruction. For advanced protection against more powerful surges, Monster Dual Mode dPlus automatically disconnects to protect your valuable equipment and data. Dual Mode Plus also sounds an alarm to alert you that it has protected your system from damage. Phone lines can also carry damaging power surges and spikes. All of a system's connections need to be protected, or every piece of equipment in the system is vulnerable. It's all or nothing. The MDP 650 also has surge protected phone connections for DSL modem, TiVo /DVR, fax, and phone line protection. You can also save energy and money: did you know that your computer and AV equipment consume electricity even when you think they're turned off? HDTVs, monitors, scanners, and more don't completely shut down. Instead, they go into stand-by mode, and continue to draw power. Of course, this unnecessary power waste shows up on your electric bill. Monster GreenPower is a revolutionary new way to help you automatically cut energy waste and save money. When your computer is turned off or goes to sleep, the PowerCenter's GreenPower outlets automatically switch off too. This eliminates stand-by energy waste by any equipment that's plugged into them. When your computer turns back on, the GreenPower outlets automatically power up again.


Product Details

  • Size: 6-Outlet
  • Brand: Monster
  • Model: DL MDP 650G NF
  • Dimensions: 10.13" h x 9.63" w x 2.50" l, 1.92 pounds

Features

  • Ships in Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging
  • GreenPower switched outlets for automatic energy savings
  • 6 color-coded AC outlets with matching labels
  • 1 pair surge protected phone connections
  • Mountable design easily attaches to desk or AV cabinet

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description
Amazon.com is happy to offer this item in Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging, a recyclable, easy-to-open alternative to traditional packaging. A Frustration-Free Package comes without excess packaging materials such as hard plastic clamshell casings, plastic bindings, and wire ties. It’s designed to be opened without the use of a box cutter or knife and will protect your product just as well as traditional packaging during shipping. This item ships in its own box, without the need for an additional shipping box.

From the Manufacturer
From the Manufacturer Digital Power Center 650

Protecting Your Digital LifeDon’t Risk Leaving Your Photos, Music, Videos, and Documents Unprotected
Common power surges and spikes can occur many times a day and can easily damage or destroy your delicate digital circuitry in computers and AV components. Even worse, electrical noise and interference can corrupt important data: your digital photos, videos, and critical documents. Don't risk losing it all.


Dual Mode PlusAdvanced Monster Surge Protection
Ordinary surge protectors have a limited surge absorption capacity. If a powerful surge exceeds that fixed capacity, any equipment is vulnerable to damage or destruction.

For advanced protection against more powerful surges, Monster® Dual Mode dPlus™ automatically disconnects to protect your valuable equipment and data. Dual Mode Plus also sounds an alarm to alert you that it has protected your system from damage.

Phone lines can also carry damaging power surges and spikes. All of a system’s connections need to be protected, or every piece of equipment in the system is vulnerable. It’s all or nothing. The MDP 650 also has surge protected phone connections for DSL modem, TiVo®/DVR, fax, and phone line protection.

GreenPowerSave Energy, Save Money
Did you know that your computer and AV equipment consume electricity even when you think they're turned off? HDTVs, monitors, scanners, and more don’t completely shut down. Instead, they go into stand-by mode, and continue to draw power. Of course, this unnecessary power waste shows up on your electric bill.

Monster GreenPower™ is a revolutionary new way to help you automatically cut energy waste and save money. When your computer is turned off or goes to sleep, the PowerCenter’s GreenPower outlets automatically switch off too. This eliminates stand-by energy waste by any equipment that’s plugged into them. When your computer turns back on, the GreenPower outlets automatically power up again.

Limited Connected Equipment WarrantyThe Monster Guarantee
Monster is so confident about the MDP 650 surge protectionthat they will replace up to $150,000 worth of your equipment if it’s damaged by power conditions.

DL MDP650 Details

Warranty

100% Limited Lifetime Replacement Warranty


Customer Reviews

Does exactly what it advertises!5
I use this for my computer setup. Being that I have WAY too many devices that do not shut off when I shut the computer off like a USB hub, a Dymo Label Writer, and more, I use this to shut off those little power leaches when I shut down the computer.

The device seems very well built and is very solid. It does emit some blue and green light from the power switch area so you'll want to plan on putting it some place where that light isn't a problem. I got mine in Amazon Frustration Free Packaging, which was awesome.

The only thing I wish were different is that I wish more of the outlets were "green" outlets that shut off when the main device shuts off. I am breaking the rules a bit and using a second power strip off of one of the green outlets so I can shut off a few more devices. I'm not overloading the device as they're all tiny power consumers, but still, not a recommended use but it does work if you ask it to.

I couldn't be any happier with this device, other than the price. I've always used Monster on my home theater setup too, and may get another one for that location.

Well designed and solidly built surge protector5
I've been using Monster products for my home theater system for several years. I can argue that my A/V system sounds better but sonic improvements are hard to quantify. To my ears, at least, my system produces music that sounds cleaner, brighter and more transparent. There are fewer transient distortions now because signal transmission is more stable. Blu-ray audio such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio sound especially clear and immersive.

There have been other tangible improvements in several different areas. The speaker wire is sturdier and designed to be flat so I haven't had problems with damaged wire. The somewhat pricey gold-tipped flexible cables that connect various components - such as my universal DVD Audio/Video/SACD player - to my A/V receiver never suffer from static charge build-up, oxidation or damage, are much easier to manipulate and have been trouble free since I began using the very same set more than 5 years ago. The gold-tipped banana plugs are terrific: they are sturdily constructed, and they also boast a lack of static charge build-up or oxidation and there are no more occurrences of damaged speaker wire tips shorting out my system, something that was once a frequent (and potentially very costly) problem.

My satisfaction with the Monster products I've used induced me to purchase their Monster Power HD PowerCenter 850 and I have been most pleased with the results. The first thing that attracted me is the spacious design of the outlets which have a generous allotment of space between them. Recent struggles with having to jam power plugs into a crowded and cramped surge protector make me applaud this feature. I consider this design improvement over my last protector sufficient repayment for the purchase.

But there are other features that I've found extremely helpful. When the protector is triggered by an electrical event a healthy (though not obnoxious) alarm alerts me. I was always the last to know whenever my old surge protector was triggered. The PowerCenter 850 effectively dampens the energy usage of all connected equipment in stand-bye mode. This saves electricity, lowers one's bills a bit and finally helped to alleviate the gnawing guilt I used to experience whenever I felt that electrical warmth wafting upwards from my A/V system.

The plug contacts are 24-carat gold so once again there is no oxidation or static charge build-up, a feature I've come to appreciate over the years. The fairly robust light on the protector makes it easier to find in the dark so there's no more fumbling around amongst all that expensive electrical gear. And when I switch off my A/V receiver all of the ancillary components - such as the blu-ray player and subwoofer - are switched off as well. Turn my A/V receiver on and the rest of my connected equipment are all turned on too. This is a feature that offers me a great deal of convenience since I'm always forgetting to turn things off.

The PowerCenter is sturdily made and simple to use. There are surge protectors that cost much more but this one meets my needs. I have found this to be a worthwhile purchase and a good surge protector.

Mike Birman

It's time to save - and this WILL do it for you painlessly5
Almost every electrical device nowdays draws some small, meaningless amount of power - say 4 watts in "sleep" or off mode. Its waiting to hear from the remote to turn on usually, or perhaps waiting for a wake on lan signal that nobody uses. Not to mention those so called "wall warts" that plug into the wall outlet and look like, well, a wart. Well, technically a 7 watt wart.

The idea of this device (my lab was involved in early certification) is to ONLY turn on secondary devices when a "MAIN" device is operational, thus saiving the 6 devices x 5 watts = 30 watts x 24 hours x 365 = 262.8 KWH / year * 10c/kwh + tax = about $30/year, so the device pays back conservatively in 3 years, faster if you have more addon devices.

Say your home stereo centers around the nice TV. CD player - 7 watts, Amplifier for THX audio? 16 watts, equalizer, 10 watts either on or off - doesnt care, CD changer - 4 watts off, all those devices are wasting electricity - called 24 hour loads, they load the electric grid 24 hours a day and do nothig with that power.

By installing this and selecting the TV as the master device, plug in your protected devices, then plug in all the devices you need to run your audio video system into the remainder of the plugs. When the TV is off, everything else will be off too. Turn on the TV and your whole audio video system is ready to go.

There is a 2nd advantage. With the storms comming all your precious devices will be disconnected when you are not using them - like running around unplugging stuff that is valuable before surges hit the power lines. Grounding protection is also built into the product.

You've heard it before and I'll say it again, if everyone saved 262 kwh per year, we would have less emissions from power plants maknig power that is wasted, we would have less ice melt, lower sea levels, and a healtheir planet. And people who know me would never call me a tree hugger or an environmentalist, I drive a humvee that gets 8 MPG although my commute is only 2 miles, but when whales are slaughtered and power is wasted, I feel like something must be done, because if I don't nobody will. I do secretly clap for the tree huggers who stand up for their principles, so I am standing up for mine. Wasting power is bad, and everythig is made to do it these days.....

There you have it - 3 years it's paid for itself in the WORST case, 1 year with the typical home theater system. Works for computers too, turns off displays, printers, faxes, external drives, and all those wonderful chargers that plug in, plus routers if you do not have a wireless home net with more than one pc, and even the dsl modem. Another application of the same product.

I have 3 of these remaining after tests were completed, and I found it to be of superior quality. Today my TV, computer, and laboratory equipment is protected by the remainder that were leftover. And my electric bills shrank right away. QED.