Larry,

Sounds interesting. I went to the Sears website and found the unit. I'm wondering if A. As you say, the receiver and DVD player may not draw enough power to turn on the other outlets or B. Will the constant (although small) draw of DVD player and receiver to maintain internal programming fool the switch into staying on all the time. It may be worth the $20 to try. If it didn't work I could always use it in the shop.

Thanks,
Mark