Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I just moved into a new apartment and have been reading about all of the new power strips out there, especially the green ones. I was wondering if you had any suggestions about which "green "power strips are out there with decent joules ratings. And when I say green, I mean power strips that have the remotes or switches to turn off all electricity flowing to certain plugs and with at least 2 plugs that are always on. I was looking specifically at sub $50 because I will need two, but if that is not possible I could be convinced otherwise. Thanks!"
Price is not the key, they are close to being the same now, when you consider the Samsung LNA52550 is going for $2000 this week at Frys, and the Panasonic TH-50PZ80U is about 1899, they are very comparable. The deal is size, Plasmas, with the exception if the brand new Panasonic line, goes 42, 50, 58(Panasonic), 60, 65 while with an LCD you can get 19,26,32,37,40,42,46,47,52,65(Sharp 94U), 70(Sony XBR). And on top of that, it seems like with the exception of Panasonic and Pioneer, the other manufacturers of Plasmas, Samsung and LG, really seem to focus there efforts on LCD. And then probably the WORST PART of the whole thing is, you walk into Best Buy, Circuit, Frys, or any other electronics store, and you see all the TV's on wall... under florescent lights... with lots of flashing lights all around... and you are in the worst possible condition for a Plasma. There arent many store, Magnolia being the exception, that has a more "ideal" plasma viewing environment. And people make their impressions of TV's quickly, and the darker TV, with glare, is never going to attract the same off the bat attention as the big bright LCD with no glare. And combine that with, as metioned earlier, there are a lot of negative thoughts about Plasmas, its usually up to the employee to see a customer a Plasma over a LCD... and the LCD is usually cheaper... and in stock.. so how often does that sale happen, lol.