Re: Furman surge strip question

[Guest guest]

I thought all of the outlets were filtered... did it come with instructions?

Marc

> I just received the 8 outlet digital model. The are 2 plugs that are

> circled and say digital, I know those would be for the DVD Player, and 2

> that are circled and say filtered while the rest don't say anything.

> Does that mean only those 4 outlets are filtered? What should be plugged

> into the filtered outlets-right now i have a VCR and TV plugged in.

[Guest guest]

Not really, just a blurb that didn't mention anything. I just sent them an

email, I'll let you know what they say.

>

> I thought all of the outlets were filtered... did it come with instructions?

>

> Marc

>

> > I just received the 8 outlet digital model. The are 2 plugs that are

> > circled and say digital, I know those would be for the DVD Player, and 2

> > that are circled and say filtered while the rest don't say anything.

> > Does that mean only those 4 outlets are filtered? What should be plugged

> > into the filtered outlets-right now i have a VCR and TV plugged in.

>

[Guest guest]

It doesn't look that way to me, there is a slit between the lines with different

wording that looks like it pertains to each 2 outlet portion.

However, lets see what the email reply is. You may be right because why would

the other 4 outlets not be filtered?

>

> > Not really, just a blurb that didn't mention anything. I just sent them

> > an email, I'll let you know what they say.

>

> I just looked at my Furman PST-8D power strip. I think you are

misunderstanding

> the labels. There are 4 digital filtered outlets, and these have lines

> drawn around them. The lines are in groups of 2, and it says DIGITAL VIDEO

> FILTERING between the groups.

>

> The remaining 4 outlets are just the regular linear filtering, and if you have

> any analog stuff, you should plug those in there.

>

> Marc

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry, Marc, you are correct. I found more info at their website:

http://www.furmansound.com/product.php?div=02 & id=PST-8D

Now, which gets plugged into the 4 digital outlets? DVD Player, CD Player sure

but what about a VCR and TV?

> >

> > > Not really, just a blurb that didn't mention anything. I just sent them

> > > an email, I'll let you know what they say.

> >

> > I just looked at my Furman PST-8D power strip. I think you are

misunderstanding

> > the labels. There are 4 digital filtered outlets, and these have lines

> > drawn around them. The lines are in groups of 2, and it says DIGITAL VIDEO

> > FILTERING between the groups.

> >

> > The remaining 4 outlets are just the regular linear filtering, and if you

have

> > any analog stuff, you should plug those in there.

> >

> > Marc

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I've got a CRT TV still, so analogue it is. I will remove the VCR and TV from

the digital outlets and plug them in the regular ones.

Thanks,

Steve

>

> > Now, which gets plugged into the 4 digital outlets? DVD Player, CD Player

> > sure but what about a VCR and TV?

>

> Most TV's these days are digital, unless you've got an old tube set.

> VCRs are analog.

>

> Marc

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, that is how they describe them

> > >

> > > > Now, which gets plugged into the 4 digital outlets? DVD Player, CD

> > Player

> > > > sure but what about a VCR and TV?

> > >

> > > Most TV's these days are digital, unless you've got an old tube set.

> > > VCRs are analog.

> > >

> > > Marc

> > >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I tested the Furman with my Entech Meter and it did test better than the

Brickwall. .3 vs .9 for the brickwall. The TV looks a little sharper and the

audio seems improved, however I am still getting static on my TV when my

neighbor uses her treadmill. I don't get it, why is this happening even with

this expensive product?

> > > >

> > > > > Now, which gets plugged into the 4 digital outlets? DVD Player, CD

> > > Player

> > > > > sure but what about a VCR and TV?

> > > >

> > > > Most TV's these days are digital, unless you've got an old tube set.

> > > > VCRs are analog.

> > > >

> > > > Marc

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

That could be. Do you use the cable connecor on the Furman to run to your TV? I

have always found that using this on surge protectors diminished the signal. I

wonder if it would help in this situation though?

>

> > I tested the Furman with my Entech Meter and it did test better than the

> > Brickwall. .3 vs .9 for the brickwall. The TV looks a little sharper and

> > the audio seems improved, however I am still getting static on my TV when

> > my neighbor uses her treadmill. I don't get it, why is this happening

> > even with this expensive product?

>

> Maybe the treadmill is causing interference " in the air " , which is

> interfering with your antenna/cable TV reception. No electrical power

> filter is going to help that.

>

> Marc

>

[Guest guest]

Interesting. I'm kind of surprised that Furman didn't include a coax cable and

tel line for those outlets for the money it costs.

>

> > That could be. Do you use the cable connector on the Furman to run

> > to your TV? I have always found that using this on surge

> > protectors diminished the signal. I wonder if it would help in

> > this situation though?

>

> Historically I've never run my TV cable connection through a power

> strip, but that was because on analog cable I got ghosting on the image.

> However, now that we're using digital cable, I doubt it makes much

> difference. In fact, I'm purposely attenuating the signal of my digital

> cable before it even gets into the house, to reduce my reaction to the

> digital signals coming through the cable (I got new symptoms on the

> day our cable company did its big HDTV/digital upgrade)

>

> Marc

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