Smart Strip SCG4 Energy Saving Power Strip with Autoswitching Technology and Fax/Modem Surge Protection
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Smart Strip SCG4 Energy Saving Power Strip with Autoswitching Technology and Fax/Modem Surge Protection
Customer Review: Great idea but not necessarily convenient
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this product after reading a review in a magazine and was drawn to it for the "green" and money-saving claims. I thought it could be an upgrade to my very, very old surge protector (from the late-80s!) for my "home theater" system (just a TV, DVD player and cable box).
The instructions say that the TV should be plugged into the "control" socket so that "everything" turns off when the TV is off, assuming that you're using all the products together. However, my reality is that the the cable box took too long to boot up after the power was completely turned off, and my DVD player is part of a sound bar that I also use for my iPod and radio.
So in the end, I'm using this surge protector much like any ordinary one because my products need to be treated independently. Hopefully, I'm still saving some money since this product has more advanced technology than my old surge protector, but I'm definitely not helping the environment as much I as had hoped with being able to turn the power off to multiple electronics as needed.
Customer Review: Not Exactly as 2 Stars
As I understood this product from the Oprah show, all appliances plugged into this strip turn off and draw no power when "off".......Be aware that it does not work quite that way and will not save you as much power as you might think[very little, actually]. A "Control device" such as a TV must be plugged into the "control device outlet" and thus is always on in the "Standby mode" drawing power, waiting for a command, for instance, from your remote control. Other devices, such as, DVD player or VHS player cannot be operated unless the "Control Device" is turned "On"[This is okay], but others such as CD player or Stereo Receiver cannot be turned on unless "Control Device"[TV] is turned on, thus these must be plugged into a "live", or "always on" outlet.........Just be aware of this before you buy......It should be fine for PC peripherials.......Customer Review: Quality is not there
Summary: 2 Stars
Bought 2 of these strips in January 2008. They seemed to work fine until June 2009. Strange thing, they both started making this terrible, irritable noise everytime a device was cut on. I had to stop using them and of course, the warranty was up. I would not recommend these strips, I went back to using my old ones, which have been working for years.Customer Review: Smart surge protector
Summary: 2 Stars
It sounded like a great idea but I have used the SCG5 not SCG4 for several weeks now but have still not been able to get my hard-drives & speakers to turn on & off with my Mac G4 tower plugged in to the master outlet. I continue to adjust the sensitivity knob as instructed, but so far no luck. I may just have to turn it on & off manually.Customer Review: So So
Summary: 2 Stars
We bought (3) Still not sure they work. You have to adjust them a lot to get the "slave" devises turn off when the "master" is turned off.