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Power conditioners help protect your home-theater system and enhance its audio and video quality by enabling crisp, clear audio and video that isn't degraded by signal interference. Clean power results from the power conditioner filtering out noise caused by RF (radio frequency) interference, EMI (electromagnetic interference), and other signal degraders, which result in what is commonly called "dirty power." Some units also include built-in voltage stabilization, which ensures that fluctuations in electricity are stabilized at 120 volts, protecting your new HDTV from power surges. Power conditioners come in many shapes and sizes. Some are designed to sit on the floor and are the same size as a surge protector; some are rack-mountable; and others can be placed in your entertainment center like a DVD player. The more features a power conditioner has, the more expensive it will be. More expensive models, for example, may offer digital ammeter/voltmeter displays, which monitor the incoming and outgoing voltage to detect and prevent power fluctuations; isolated power outlets that filter video or audio noise from devices such as video cameras; and USB ports, which are handy for charging an MP3 player or other CE device with clean power.