Like one of the other reviewers, I think this product is based on a good concept but has serious drawbacks in every day use. If you buy this product, be very careful with firmware updates. Just about all entertainment devices now are built to connect to the Internet via your home network. Firmware updates fix bugs in the core software of the device and sometimes even enhance functionality. Manual firmware updates are best left to those of us with strong computer skills. But with most devices now connected to the Internet, firmware updates are usually just a matter of clicking "OK" when the device is ready to perform one. But even with automated firmware updates, you will see the warning, "DO NOT TURN OFF THE POWER DURING THE UPDATE". I had my Yamaha RX A820 AV Receiver plugged into one the "power saving" outlets. The firmware update info stated that the update could take up to 20 minutes. I have high speed FiOS Internet service and the connection to the receiver is wired. I walked away to get a cup of coffee. I figured no way it would take that long. It didn't. But the power strip didn't wait more than a few minutes before it shut down. When I came back the receiver appeared to be off. I figured the updated completed and the device powered off. When I pressed the power button, nothing. Dead. I pressed the button and held it down. An ominous message appeared on the LCD display: ROM ERROR! I knew what that meant. The firmware update was interrupted when the power was cut off. The memory that stores the firmware was now corrupted. In the I.T. biz, we call this the creation of a giant paper weight. Fortunately, Yamaha designed in a recovery procedure that lets you manually load a firmware update from a USB thumb drive. I was lucky I had the knowledge to find the procedure and perform it. Otherwise, the receiver would have gone to a repair shop where I would probably have been charged a pretty penny. The reciever is now plugged into one of the "always on" outlets. Tripp Lite would do well to give you the option of making any or all of the power saving outlets "always on".
The problem is how the power strip tries to 'sense' load. If I pause my TV, guess what, the power strip shunts the outlet. My TV uses an ambient light level sensor to adjust its brightness -guess what happens if the TV decreases brightness? Yep, the outlet gets shunted.
So now I have an expense 4 plug powerstrip (since the 'not always on' plugs are useless -or worse, random). And now I will unplug it and throw it out.
Don't waste your money on this thing.
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I bought this to connect a Onkyo receiver, plasma tv, blue ray player, xbox, ipod player...They all plug in but after just a few weekends of use this item does not work correctly. The "save energy" feature has gone haywire and it randomly shuts off all power while listening to music (right in the middle of songs). To get it back on, you hit any key on the remote and it fires back up. Not only is this behavior annoying, I worry it's doing more harm than good to my equipment. It shuts off at least 2-3 times per hour.Very convenient, it powers off the equipment connected to the switch-able outlets after 3 minutes, also displays the power being used.
Excellent design
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