Furman surge strip question

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> 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.
>

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> > 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
>

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> 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?
>
> --- In [hidden email], "Marc Martin" <marc@> wrote:
> >
> > > 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
> >
>

>
>
> 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
>
>
> --- In [hidden email] <eSens%40yahoogroups.com>, "Marc Martin"
> <marc@...> wrote:
> >
> > > 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
> >
>
>  
>

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> If it was made since year 2000 it almost certainly has a switch mode
> power supply and warrants "digital" filtering.
>
> But I don't know what Furman really means by the distinction.
> It could be that the digital ones are to be kept separate so they
> don't contaminate the analog ones.
>
> On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 11:52 AM, torch369 <torch369@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> > --- In [hidden email] <eSens%40yahoogroups.com>, "Marc Martin"
> > <marc@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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
> > >
> >
> >  
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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> Yes, that is how they describe them
>
> --- In [hidden email], Bill Bruno <wbruno@> wrote:
> >
> > If it was made since year 2000 it almost certainly has a switch mode
> > power supply and warrants "digital" filtering.
> >
> > But I don't know what Furman really means by the distinction.
> > It could be that the digital ones are to be kept separate so they
> > don't contaminate the analog ones.
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 11:52 AM, torch369 <torch369@> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In [hidden email] <eSens%40yahoogroups.com>, "Marc Martin"
> > > <marc@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > 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
> > > >
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>

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> > 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
>

>
> > 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
>