TV plugged into a surge protector, any downsides?

Question

I'm thinking about plugging my TV (and my other electronics) into a surge protector, and turning the sruge protector off when I'm not using it. is there any way this can affect a HD LCD television?

I would think the only downside is maybe the channels would get reset and I'd have to reprogram them, right? or is there an internal battery in all TVs?

Answer 1

no it is actually safer to use a surge protector. if the power goes out the only thing that will happen is the tv will lose track of the date and time. nothing will happen to the channels.