IXOS PowerStation Cleans Up Your Electricity March 10, 2008

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This attractive [ahem] slab of hardware is the designed to clean up your electricity in order to make the images of on your expensive HDTV look even more magnificent.

For a long time I never even knew that electricity could be dirty but the AV experts say it is and, IXOS, makers of the XHP420 PowerStation will clean it up again for you for £160. Allegedly, that’s good value in this segment.

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Most electricity is going to be dirtied on the journey from a substation to your home by noise as well as under and over-voltages. These decrease your AV kit’s performance and can, over time, kill the power supplies because they have to work too hard dealing with surges.

The PowerStation cleans your power and offers surge protection while improving the TV’s sound and vision. It’s designed to be hidden behind the TV and also comes with mounts for wall-hanging.

Lastly, it will also protect your precious kit from lightning strikes which, the unlucky few can confirm, will just about fry all your kit in a heartbeat.-Martin Lynch

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£160?


Posted by Rupov Petrov | March 10, 2008 09:26 AM

I watched someone in front of me in an expensive department store pick up one of these 'electricity cleaners' for over £200 one weekend last year.

Im not convinced at all.

Posted by LG | March 10, 2008 01:53 PM

In Comet we use something called Monster Power Centres, which literally do the exact same thing, only we have them as cheap as £50 for a PC version... The in-built filtration actually does make a significant impact on reducing 'graininess' on your screen if you happen to be an unlucky sap who lives in an area with a 'dirty' electrical supply.

I've actually got one myself and it's pretty good connected to my rubbishly cheap not-even-worth-the-£50 PC. One nice thing is knowing that with my Monster Power centre the company actually insures me for up to £250k of hardware that's connected to the system in case the whole thing blows up or something...

Posted by Chris | March 14, 2008 11:32 AM

I paid £50 for a Monster version from Comet (the cheaper version of http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/123684/MONSTER-Powercentre/tab/specification#spec for PCs) and I'm more than happy with it. The reduction in graininess on my PC monitor and background noise reduction (that high-pitch noise that drives me insane) were immediately reduced by plugging this piece of gear in. It also offers a lifetime warranty and £200k insurance for your hardware in case the thing does go boom.

Posted by Chris | March 14, 2008 11:37 AM

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