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[Tarus Balog <tarus AT opennms.org>]

On Mar 6, 2007, at 12:01 PM, Tom Caswell wrote:

> My point was it can work through a surge protector but it can also  
> be a problem.  The cable guy was probably spouting the company line  
> to avoid troubleshooting possibilities.  Someone who uses one may  
> encounter issues (as I did) and automatically ruling the surge  
> protector out isn't a good idea.

I had a digital C-band system a few years ago and the 4DTV unit got  
fried by a lightening strike. I went to Best Buy and bought a $70  
monster surge protector, but it caused a lot of artifacts on the  
digital channels.

I asked Monster about it and they sent me (free of charge) a $200  
surge protector which I still use. So it really does depend on what  
you are willing to spend (and I still buy Monster products because of  
that experience).

-T

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