[django11]

I bought surge suppressors for some plasma TVs but I wasn't aware that I should have surge suppressors on the cable.  Are these things any good?http://www.amazon.com/Cable--Line-Coaxial-Surge-Protector/dp/B0002KR7EK/ref=sr_1_11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1344216937&sr=1-11&keywords=cable+surge+suppressor

Or this?http://www.amazon.com/TII-Broadband-Cable-Lightning-Protector/dp/B0016AIYU6/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1344216937&sr=1-1&keywords=cable+surge+suppressor

[srb]

They look rather small and I wonder if they could absorb much energy.  But more importantly, will they be compatible with your cable system?  Some digital cable networks, particularly those that use Switched Digital Video, may not work properly with those devices inline.

Steve

[django11]

Is there some type of protection which is proven to be effective and won't interfere with transmission?

I wonder if it is worth the bother for city dwellers to have surge protection on cable?

[srb]

When I had my cable upgraded to digital, there were problems with pixelation on many channels as well as errors when trying to tune SDV channels.  I had the coax running through the coax surge protector section of a Rotel RLC-1040 power conditioner.

Removing it from the line allowed everything to work properly.  The install technicians said they run into that frequently.

There have also been reported problems of Internet slowness and dropouts associated with coaxial cable surge protectors.

If you were to install one, it would be one like the second link you provided and should be installed outside at the cable drop before any amplifiers or splitters.  My cable drop was verified to be properly grounded, so I did not pursue other cable surge protection.  Several years later, so far so good (knock on MDF).

Steve

[django11]

Thanks for the info !  I might just try and get some info from my cable company...