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| Written by Rosie Fletcher | |
| Tuesday, 04 March 2008 | |
 We know what you’re thinking. This product looks like something they dig out of the plane wreckage at a crash site. And while it might not be the best styled product to pass our way in recent times, that evaluation is still a little harsh on the Ixos XHP420 PowerStation...
Because this inconspicuous black slab is an essential accessory for anyone with a quality LCD TV, Plasma TV, hi-fi or home cinema set-up. “Unless your house is next to a substation, your electricity is contaminated with noise and under and over-voltages that decrease the performance of AV equipment and can slowly kill the power supplies because they are working harder than intended to supply a stable current,” said a worthy-but-boring press statement from Ixos. “If you're really unlucky, catastrophic power surges from lightning strikes can kill equipment in less than a nanosecond.” Thankfully, the Ixos XHP420 PowerStation mains conditioner and protector is here to help, at only £159.99! Acording to the company, it is specifically built for flat screen televisions – even if the device’s boxy styling suggests otherwise.
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