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Review on πŸ“‘ StarTech.com Wireless IR Remote Control Extender - 330 ft / 100m - IR to RF - Infrared Repeater - Cable Box IR Extender - IR Repeater Kit (IREXT2), Gray by John Ferguson

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Long range, but tuning critical

The range of this product is excellent. A few I've run a remote controlled TiVo over 100 feet from the other side of my garage and across three walls. It is best to use the supplied extension cords directly on the devices you want to control. They are connected to the back of the transmitter unit. If you haven't used the extension probes and are using the transmitter alone without them, setup will be more difficult. It is absolutely critical to point the transmitter's IR facet directly at the device to be controlled - and only within plus or minus 15 degrees of vertical deviation (as specified in the instructions). Another limitation is that this product is only sold in transmitter/receiver pairs - you cannot purchase the receiver or transmitter individually (I checked directly with StarTech). So if you want to manage devices in one central console from multiple remote locations, you're out of luck. This won't bother many people, but my center console sends HDTV to six different TVs through an HDMI splitter/amplifier and HDMI over Cat 5. So being able to buy separate receivers for remote locations would make me much happier.

Pros
  • Comfortable
Cons
  • Protection