Monster Digital PowerCenter MDP 900 with GreenPower and USB Charging [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]

by Monster

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.6 x 9.6 x 14.1 inches ; 3.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0023RRRD6
• Item model number: DL MDP 900G NF
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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  Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Power Protection > Surge Protectors

• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 30, 2009

Product Description

Style: Computer Surge Protector | Size: 10-Outlet

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com is happy to offer this item in Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging, a recyclable, easy-to-open alternative to traditional packaging. A Frustration-Free Package comes without excess packaging materials such as hard plastic clamshell casings, plastic bindings, and wire ties. It’s designed to be opened without the use of a box cutter or knife and will protect your product just as well as traditional packaging during shipping. This item ships in its own box, without the need for an additional shipping box.

From the Manufacturer

	Electricity costs based on average electricity market prices in individual cities for August 2008. Stand-by consumption @ 60W for computer system, 75W for home theater system. Green Power consumption @ 4W for computer, 1W for home theater.

Save Energy, Save Money
Monster GreenPower™ is a revolutionary new way to automatically reduce energy waste and save you money. Simply plug your computer or AV receiver into the GreenPower Control outlet. When it’s turned off or goes to sleep, the other GreenPower outlets switch off, automatically eliminating energy wasted by connected equipment – like your printer, scanner, HDTV or subwoofer – when you’re not using them. When your computer or AV receiver is turned back on, the GreenPower outlets automatically power up again.

Exclusive PC Clean Power Filtering with Advanced Surge Protection
Electrical noise and interference is generated by virtually every electronic device and appliance. Unfortunately, this problem can affect computer performance, causing faulty data transfer, data corruption, and even system lockups in more severe conditions.


The MDP 900 features PC Clean Power Stage 2 that removes electromagnetic and radio frequency noise to ensure reliable data transfer and reduce wear on delicate digital circuitry.

For advanced protection against powerful surges, Monster® Dual Mode Plus™ sounds an alarm and automatically disconnects, isolating your equipment from dangerous power conditions. Cable modem, DSL, and Ethernet connections can also carry damaging power surges and spikes. To ensure complete protection of your computer and home theater equipment, the MDP 900 also has surge protected coax, network, and phone connections.



The Monster Guarantee
Monster is so confident about the MDP 900 surge protection that they will replace up to $300,000 worth of your equipment if it’s damaged by power conditions.



Convenient USB Charging
The MDP 900 features two high-current surge protected USB ports for safe, fast charging of MP3 players, digital cameras, cell phones, and other electronics. This frees up USB connections on your computer, and outlets on the PowerCenter™ for your printer, external hard drive, and other peripherals.

PLC Network Compatible
Powerline Communication, also known as HomePlug®, is a revolutionary home network system that works on your home’s existing electrical wiring. You can easily create a home network access point anywhere there’s a power outlet. Ordinary surge protectors can block PLC, but the Monster MDP 900 is engineered to allow full-speed PLC network communications.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's time to save - and this WILL do it for you painlessly, December 5, 2009

By	HMMWV "God, Country, Corps" (santa clara, CA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (VINE VOICE)

This review is from: Monster Digital PowerCenter MDP 900 with GreenPower and USB Charging [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging] (Electronics)

Update: 08-2010 It's been over a year and a half since this product first came through my laboratory for testing and certification. The three units we were left with are still in use and have saved their equivalent costs. I fully expected by now that the price would have dropped by 1/3 to 1/2, but it has not. I am tempted to subtract a star for being overpriced since I know what is inside it and how it works, but I'm going to leave the product for now at 5 stars simply because depending on your situation (TV, PC, entire lab workbench, etc) it can pay for itself in 1-3 years. If it did not save that much power, it would drop 1 to 2 stars for being overpriced given the internal simplicity. On the other hand, simple is good because simple designs are less likely to fail due to fewer parts. I still expect a price drop from amazon when I see CFL's selling for $1 ea at the hardware store, which used to be $8 ea.

Almost every electrical device nowdays draws some small, meaningless amount of power - say 4 watts in "sleep" or off mode. Its waiting to hear from the remote to turn on usually, or perhaps waiting for a wake on lan signal that nobody uses. Not to mention those so called "wall warts" that plug into the wall outlet and look like, well, a wart. Well, technically a 7 watt wart.

The idea of this device (my lab was involved in early certification) is to ONLY turn on secondary devices when a "MAIN" device is operational, thus saiving the 6 devices x 5 watts = 30 watts x 24 hours x 365 = 262.8 KWH / year * 10c/kwh + tax = about $30/year, so the device pays back conservatively in 3 years, faster if you have more addon devices.

Say your home stereo centers around the nice TV. CD player - 7 watts, Amplifier for THX audio? 16 watts, equalizer, 10 watts either on or off - doesnt care, CD changer - 4 watts off, all those devices are wasting electricity - called 24 hour loads, they load the electric grid 24 hours a day and do nothig with that power.

By installing this and selecting the TV as the master device, plug in your protected devices, then plug in all the devices you need to run your audio video system into the remainder of the plugs. When the TV is off, everything else will be off too. Turn on the TV and your whole audio video system is ready to go.

There is a 2nd advantage. With the storms comming all your precious devices will be disconnected when you are not using them - like running around unplugging stuff that is valuable before surges hit the power lines. Grounding protection is also built into the product.

You've heard it before and I'll say it again, if everyone saved 262 kwh per year, we would have less emissions from power plants maknig power that is wasted, we would have less ice melt, lower sea levels, and a healtheir planet. And people who know me would never call me a tree hugger or an environmentalist, I drive a humvee that gets 8 MPG although my commute is only 2 miles, but when whales are slaughtered and power is wasted, I feel like something must be done, because if I don't nobody will. I do secretly clap for the tree huggers who stand up for their principles, so I am standing up for mine. Wasting power is bad, and everythig is made to do it these days.....

There you have it - 3 years it's paid for itself in the WORST case, 1 year with the typical home theater system. Works for computers too, turns off displays, printers, faxes, external drives, and all those wonderful chargers that plug in, plus routers if you do not have a wireless home net with more than one pc, and even the dsl modem. Another application of the same product.

I have 3 of these remaining after tests were completed, and I found it to be of superior quality. Today my TV, computer, and laboratory equipment is protected by the remainder that were leftover. And my electric bills shrank right away. QED.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works Fine...However, March 5, 2010

By	Hank K. "Hank" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monster Power HD PowerCenter 900 with GreenPower [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging] (Electronics)

Your TV or Component must drop below 17 watts in standby mode to disconnect the Green Outlets. My Plasma TV would not disconnect the Green Outlets but the AV receiver did.

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does exactly what it advertises!, September 10, 2009

By	THATCH "RST" (OHIO) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (VINE VOICE)

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This review is from: Monster Power HD PowerCenter 850 with Green Power [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging] (Electronics)

I use this for my computer setup. Being that I have WAY too many devices that do not shut off when I shut the computer off like a USB hub, a Dymo Label Writer, and more, I use this to shut off those little power leaches when I shut down the computer.

The device seems very well built and is very solid. It does emit some blue and green light from the power switch area so you'll want to plan on putting it some place where that light isn't a problem. I got mine in Amazon Frustration Free Packaging, which was awesome.

The only thing I wish were different is that I wish more of the outlets were "green" outlets that shut off when the main device shuts off. I am breaking the rules a bit and using a second power strip off of one of the green outlets so I can shut off a few more devices. I'm not overloading the device as they're all tiny power consumers, but still, not a recommended use but it does work if you ask it to.

I couldn't be any happier with this device, other than the price. I've always used Monster on my home theater setup too, and may get another one for that location.

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