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Review on πŸ“‘ Infrared Repeater System - IR Repeater Kit for Controlling up to 10 Devices - Hidden IR System, Infrared Remote Control Extender Kit by Michael Tran

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Major Defects

The box the beast is nested in is impressive! This is where the positive impressions end. First, the bandwidth it receives is greater than the bandwidth it can transmit. This is not mentioned anywhere in the product description, but it is clearly stated in the instructions. Second, the sticky pads don't stick. They all fell off - receiver and transmitter - in less than 24 hours. Yes, I understand you don't want anything permanent, but that's unacceptable. I ended up punching a hole in the 3M command tape to install them. As mentioned elsewhere, the signal transmission to the receiving device is actually random. Sometimes it works, mostly not. This may be due to the receiver aperture being too narrow or too deep, narrowing the reception width, requiring absolute precision with your remote control, or more likely poorly copied intellectual property. Long delay between key press and signal transmission. If you press the trigger too quickly (e.g. if you press the buttons on the remote control faster than a blind person who is just learning to use them), he will miss the button press. And finally, what idiot would have thought that it would be nice to combine two transmitters in one plug? I'll try it for a little longer, but I'm pretty sure it will return to Revain - it's sort of a "range extender that doesn't exist" due to all its performance issues.

Pros
  • Absolutely Amazing!
Cons
  • Empty