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Review on BAFX Products IR Remote Control Extender | IR Repeater Kit - Control up to 8 Devices (Expandable to 12) by Charles Purnell

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Nice retractable IR repeater

I was used to using Snap AV gear at work (AV integrator) but it was cheaper than our cost of these gear. I have expanded this unit from my media stand to three TVs after purchasing 2 additional IR eyes and expanding them with the BAFX Cat-5 expansion kit. This added about $42 to the cost of the $27 device, but I was able to save half the extra cost by cutting the IR eye cables and extending them over Cat-5 with Dolphin connectors. I prefer a clean look. I only have a Blu-ray player and a Denon receiver on this repeater, both work as expected. The only thing to note is that a solid (probably intentionally very bright) blue light on the main unit means there is an input fault, in my case one of the wire pairs on my Cat 5 extension cord is shorted. I had to replace the RJ-45 tip on a TV to restore functionality. Included a photo of the main unit (just my 2 in, 1 out installed) and one of the IR repeaters on the Blu-ray player via IR receiver.

Pros
  • Great design
Cons
  • Crumpled packaging

Comments (2)

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June 01, 2023
Good, Extendable I.R. Repeater
May 25, 2023
Great Unit. Works Everytime!