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Re: A/C Line Conditioner
pmbuko #161491 03/18/07 09:31 PM
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I did ask for clarification on what was meant by over-educated.



I know in my case it means I was educated beyond my intelligence


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Re: A/C Line Conditioner
MarkSJohnson #161492 03/18/07 10:33 PM
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Mark they have always been rated bad. but i have never had a problem with them.
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Re: A/C Line Conditioner
snakeyes #161493 03/18/07 11:48 PM
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Mark they have always been rated bad. but i have never had a problem with them.
Jake



Same here, Mark. Of course, that is no guarantee you won't have a problem, but I've always been satisfied.


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Re: A/C Line Conditioner
Ajax #161494 03/19/07 01:50 AM
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Thanks Jake and Jack! I guess I'll just wait and see!

It was a pretty quick decision, as I needed to buy another voltage regulator today and remembered the Belkin unit discussion. eCost only had one left so I grabbed it.....

I didn't feel the need to research since I had used eCost so much in the past. But...wow... I normally trust resellerratings.com so I didn't know what to think.... (!)


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Re: A/C Line Conditioner
MarkSJohnson #161495 03/19/07 02:30 PM
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As mentioned, I bought mine from eCost as well. No problems and extremely quick shipping. I've ordered probably a dozen things from eCost over the past 4-5 years, and the experience has always been good. That said, all of my transactions have been 'simple' purchases. Nothing that required contacting their customer support, mail-in-rebates, nor returns. Pretty much any company should be able to do a simple bill & ship transaction with minimal problems.

One thing to keep in mind about the 'bargain countdown' stuff, is that the 'units remaining' and the 'time remaining' is mostly* a gimick. I've watched stuff go from 1 or 2 units remaining one day, to having 20 left the next, dwindle back down to 1 or 2, then bump back up to 15. Most of the timers simply reset back to several days when they expire. They do it to generate an auction-like kind of excitement in hopes of moving whatever they're trying to sell at that discount (IMHO).

*Products do eventually revert back to their normal prices. I was once thinking about purchasing a camcorder from them, and watched the countdown & units dwindle for a couple of days. Soon after having 1 unit left, it went off the countdown and back up to the old price. So it *can* matter.

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Thanks Jake and Jack! I guess I'll just wait and see!

It was a pretty quick decision, as I needed to buy another voltage regulator today and remembered the Belkin unit discussion. eCost only had one left so I grabbed it.....

I didn't feel the need to research since I had used eCost so much in the past. But...wow... I normally trust resellerratings.com so I didn't know what to think.... (!)




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Re: A/C Line Conditioner
PeterChenoweth #161496 03/22/07 07:21 PM
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Update:
I received the Belkin unit from eCost.... (even next-day though I paid for two-day shipping). This unit is just... well....Cool!

I ordered a second one ten minutes ago!


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Re: A/C Line Conditioner
MarkSJohnson #161497 03/22/07 07:40 PM
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That's kind of what I thought.

We can debate all day about whether or not it helps sound quality, or if it's any better than a cheap surge protector, or if it's worth the cost. For $150ish, it just looks cool and the multiple switching, outlets, and turn-on options are very handy.

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Update:
I received the Belkin unit from eCost.... (even next-day though I paid for two-day shipping). This unit is just... well....Cool!

I ordered a second one ten minutes ago!




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Re: A/C Line Conditioner
MarkSJohnson #161498 03/22/07 08:18 PM
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I just hooked mine up today. I like it for several reasons:

1) I can see the input voltage. Living in an area that is somewhat rural and made the national news in December for being without power for a week due to a wind storm, I've been a little nervous about the quality of our power. There are still power lines that are zip-tied to poles to keep them out of the street.
2) I can monitor amperage. I was worried I was going to max the circuit out with the TV, Receiver, Sub, DVD, Xbox, etc. Looks like I'm only pulling a peak of ~7A with everything on and the first scene of "Saving Private Ryan" playing at 0dB on the receiver. Also found out the TV pulls >2A for a few minutes after being turned off, and 0.6A when off. Strange.
3) I only have one outlet and there's just something wrong with plugging all my expensive stuff into a $1.99 power strip.
4) I thought I would like the remote switch capabilities, but it's not great for DLP TV's (maybe even harmful, I was thinking) or the Xbox, and I really have no use for the delay feature (yet).
5) Did I mention it's got a bunch of outlets?


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Re: A/C Line Conditioner
Krich #161499 03/22/07 08:27 PM
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Well after all this talk about how cool these are and due to the fact that I have a couple of amps that I want to switch on at the same time as my receiver I bit the bullet and ordered up one of these bad boys. Let's hope it's up to the task.


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Re: A/C Line Conditioner
PeterChenoweth #161500 03/22/07 11:16 PM
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We can debate all day about whether or not it helps sound quality, or if it's any better than a cheap surge protector, or if it's worth the cost. For $150ish, it just looks cool and the multiple switching, outlets, and turn-on options are very handy.



I would get one just for the coolness factor. I love gadgets.


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