I was watching this youtube video (http://youtube.com/watch?v=2luz3UNrAlc) and I noticed the guy had some sort of power switch that controlled a lot of his media gear.. Can these be bought or was it custom made?

I'd be interested in mine because my pj, 360, blu-ray, and audio controls are all about 7' up on a shelf and without the remotes to them its kind of hard to turn everything on..

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I'd be interested in mine because my pj, 360, blu-ray, and audio controls are all about 7' up on a shelf and without the remotes to them its kind of hard to turn everything on..

There's lots of ways this can be done, depending on how flexible or expensive you want it to be. For example if you want precise control over each device you could use Insteon or X10 appliance modules, which are basically power outlets that can be remote-controlled in a variety of ways.

A simpler option is a power strip that can automatically switch some outlets on and off. For example there's a brand called "Smart Strip" that monitors one of its outlets to detect when the device plugged in there is active, and switches the rest of its outlets on and off when it thinks the "special" device is being turned on and off. It's intended for turning printers on/off in sync with a computer to reduce power bills, but it would probably work for home theater applications.

I have a similar power strip (I think it's a discontinued Adcom product) with an extra plug that can be plugged into a switched outlet, such as on the back of a receiver. When that plug detects power the strip enables the rest of the outlets, using wall current instead of actually drawing all of its juice through that second plug.

Some of these switching power strips also have timers/delays built into them, for example so that high-draw appliances can be turned on a few seconds before/after other devices, avoiding a spike on the circuit.

The home automation forum may have more ideas.

A simple power sequencer would work fabulously as well. Middle Atlantic makes a great one that I use: http://www.middleatlantic.com/power/usc6r.htm (it's the US-6R).

Frank