| ★★★★★ | Good, Extendable I.R. Repeater |
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I'm used to using the Snap A/V units from work (a/v integration company), but this was cheaper than our cost on those units. I extended this unit from my media rack to my 3 tv's after purchasing 2 additional I.R. eyes, and extended them using BAFX's Cat-5 extender kit. This added about $42 to the cost of a $27 unit, but i could have saved half of the extra cost by cutting the I.R. eyes' cables to extend over Cat-5 with Dolphin connectors. I prefer the cleaner look. I only have a blu-ray player and Denon reciever on this repeater, both working as expected. Only notable thing is to know that if the (presumably intentionally very bright) blue light is constantly illuminated on the main unit it means there is an input fault, in my case one of the wire pairs on my Cat-5 extension cable were shorting. I had to replace an RJ-45 tip at one tv to regain functionality.
Included is a photo of the main unit (only 2 of my inputs installed, 1 output) and one of the IR repeaters on a blu-ray player over the IR reciever. |
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| ★★★★★ | Amazing. I am an installer and have been paying ... |
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| Amazing. I am an installer and have been paying three times the amount of money on this exact product from Xantech, Calrad, Channel Vision (all great products). This package had everything I needed. Actually it had way to much. I didn't need all of the 6 dual emitters. Thanks to this company for not holding back and giving us installers all the parts in one box. And they all work:) LOVED it. SHipping A+ |
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| ★★★★★ | Great Unit. Works Everytime! |
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We have used this in many A/V installations for clients. It always works and comes with plenty of blasters. If you have components in a closet or cabinet and use an IR remote control, you can't go wrong with this unit.
You need to have the remote senor in an open area with line of site to your remote control and may need to splice extra 3-conductor cable (any CAT cable will do), so it's a good idea to know how far away from the receiver you will be placing the hub and deciding if you are up to the task of splicing cable. If not, try to order a compatible IR receiver with a longer cord. |
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| ★★★★★ | Easy to setup and works very well |
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| I turned my basement living room area into a home theater and one of my goals was to hide the cable box, blu-ray, etc. I used this so that I could just have one cord running through the wall to still be able to use the remote controls. I really like the new setup as it is really clean. The hardest part was finding where the sensor was on my blu ray/surround sound system but once I found that, it was really easy and the remote repeater works every time. Setup just included plugging in the main receiver cable and the subsequent cables that go on the boxes themselves and plugging it in. Probably 5-10 minutes all in. Also mounts to the wall very easily. |
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| ★★★★★ | This works. It just works. Sensor works at 30+ feet in my open plan house. Skip the others and just buy this! |
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Perfect quality product that does hat it says and does it well.
I installed this to repeat IR in an new in-cabinet A/V installation with the TV on top. The equipment ist inside on a full extension shelf. The sensor cable is long enough to go to the TV on top/front, through a hole in the cabinet back, and to the repeater on the back of the shelf even at full extension. The repeater cables are about 6' long.
The couch in the rectangular room is about 14' back from the TV and the sensor attached to it. I bought a 2nd sensor (which this will accomodate) figuring I'd need it to go to the kitchen about 30' back. I ran repeater wire for it in the wall. Well I'm happy to say the single sensor will work all the way from the kitchen! So I have an extra sensor. For what? Well it was a pleasant surprise. So I'd suggest unless you've got to work around some obstacles that would block the IR (and couldn't say put the sensor maybe on top or side etc).
The emitters are dual output. This may seem fine - and often it is - and you can zip more of a split if you want. To me I'd rather had 6 to 8 single emitters rather than any dual. The reason is now whatever two pieces of equipment are bonded together by the leads. Kind of OK once you're set - but still can be a pita.
Pros:
- Works. Just works.
- Sensor range 30-35' in my room - with LED and incandescent light and nothing overtly blocking the path.
- Plenty of inputs and outputs.
- Mountable (I'm using industrial velcro to the back top of the equipment pull out shelf.
Cons:
- Personal preference or single emitters although with HDMI control I ended up using a "double" for the couple of devices and left the 2nd emitter angle. |
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| ★★★★★ | Outstanding Device, Easy to install. Strong signal repeating |
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| This is an outstanding device. I replaced an older generation repeater, that was connected to a Universal Remote, and in comparison, this was flawless. It set up easily, and repeated my IR sensor to a hidden cabinet flawlessly. The bonus was that the repeated signal in the hidden cabinet was extremely strong, which meant that I did not have to hunt for the IR sensor on the front of the AV Receiver, or Blue Ray recorder. |
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| ★★★★★ | Great product at a great price - I would recommend. |
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Been using for about a week and it's been great. Extremely easy to setup and, so far, is working as expected.
Couple of thoughts:
Be sure all cords are firmly installed into the control block - ensure you hear a click.
Range: has been great but will be affected by where you put the receiver.
They provide a solid number of IR blasters, probably more than enough for most setups.
Mine is working fine with my Sony TV (Power On/Off) & Onkyo receiver with no issues. I still use my Xfinity remote b/c it's RF and is the voice remote which works great. Otherwise a great IR Repeater setup at a very low cost. |
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| ★★★★★ | But I highly recommend using masking/painters tape between on the IR repeater and ... |
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| Took a little bit of time to dial in, so have some patience. But I highly recommend using masking/painters tape between on the IR repeater and receiver if you are having trouble with a specific device (mine was the cable box). Also keep in mind the receiver can have problems with Plasma TV's, but by moving it around I was able to find a place that allows me to have the sensor to where I can still point the remote at the tv, but not encounter interference. Overall great product for the price, was able to extend the IR receiver with standard cables and stow away all of my media center components in a closet allowing for a very clean look. |
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| ★★★★★ | Solved a problem with our cable box |
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I just hooked it up so I don't know how long it will last but it worked great right out of the box. It was easy to install once the wires were run behind the equipment. That's a headache no matter what. It sure solved a problem that we were having with our cable box, For some reason the cable box received it's IR commands at a very small window or angle. You basically had to be one spot in the room for the remote to work. Not any more. The remote works everywhere with this repeater. I wish I had purchased it long ago. In the future I plan on installing it in an entertainment center so I also purchased the other available receiver. It worked great too.
Have has it a while and came up with one easily fixed problem. The emitter fell off the DVR/cable box. I ended up cleaning the DVR's IR receiver with rubbing alcohol and reattached the same emitter. That did it so clean the surface before you attach the emitter. |
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| ★★★★★ | Worked great.. |
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| Worked great...just what I needed for my motorhome! As some have stated the 3M sticky pieces aren't perfect but I think its do to the small sizes needed for the small components. At least they give you extras. Plus I just used double sided velcro (with sticky backing) and it works awesome. I feel bad because I left not so great seller feedback due to it arriving very late but turns out it was the fault of Amazon, NOT the seller. Seller actually turned out to be very concerned for our satisfaction so for that, as well as a great product, thank you BAFX Products!! |
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