Cable Matters Infrared Remote Extender Cable - 25ft, IR Repeater Kit Cable, IR Extender, USB Infrared Remote Blaster Cord Up to 15ft Signal Range, NOT Compatible with RF Signals

This will extend the range of your infrared remote control and allow you to control equipment (cable box, AV receiver, etc.) inside cabinets behind doors. This is the perfect inexpensive solution if your equipment is hidden or not in an easy line of sight of your remote control. You will need a power adapter (not included) to connect one end of the USB A cable for this to work. An old cell phone charger adapter works. You place the "receiver" which captures the signal from your remote control in a spot that you can easily point your remote at. Then you double sided tape the "transmitter" in front of the device you are trying to control. Typically the device has an infrared eye that a flashlight will help find. It's best to tape in front of this. The 'receiver' unit has small blue LEDs that flicker to let you know it is receiving a remote control signal. Sometimes it flickers because of random stray signals but doesn't affect its operation. The "receiver" and "transmitter" each have about 5 feet of wire so you can place them up to 10 feet apart. This works exactly as intended. A recommend buy!

Works perfectly!My wife bought a new gorgeous entertainment center but it has no glass doors or any other way to send an IR signal from the remote to the device when the doors are closed.This little product hooks up in seconds and does the trick! I have the receiver portion of this just barely peeking out from the corner of my center channel speaker that sits on top of the entertainment stand. The cord runs down the length of the speaker and behind the stand down into the stand where it points right at my AV receiver and my 4k player.One thing to note: this is not a programmable type device. It picks up ANY IR signal from ANY remote and transmits that signal to the other end. I did not realize this before I purchased this and actually ordered two of them thinking I’d need one for the AV receiver and one for my 4k player as they’re in the same cubby of the entertainment stand but on different shelves. Not so. Once I realized this I positioned the broadcast portion of the device on the inside of the door of the stand so that it can broadcast the remote’s signal to either device, depending on what remote I’m using. Ultimately I returned the unused second device and just kept the one.I sit about 12’ or so from the receiving end of the device and have had no issues whatsoever sending a signal to the device from my couch.Very cool little product that does exactly what you need it yo do. Highly recommended!

My Denon AVR is in a cabinet, this allows the remote control signals to reach it without having to open the cabinet doors. Plugs into any USB-A socket you have handy; there's one right on the Denon that does the job.

Bought this item, it works great, but there was one major design flaw -- incomplete instructions:I had some issues with getting the IR signals to the receiver, so I popped open the plastic housing with a fingernail and immediately saw the thing they did--the IR receiver part was mounted pointing upward instead of forward. I tilted it away from the PCB (printed circuit board) and pointed it straight out. Now it works perfectly!If you mount it the way I did (with the cord facing away from you), make the same modification as I did. If you mount it with the cord vertical (down or up), do NOT modify it as the design is already optimized for this use case. Also, you pretty much must have line of sight to the receiver. Basically, there should be better instructions on how to mount it.Also, I have it attached directly to my Wi-Fi router (which the Amazon listing says not to do) but the proximity to the router doesn't seem to matter.

Controllable range is fine (at least 20-25'), but the side-to-side arc is noticeably narrower than that of the built-in sensor on my receiver, i.e. the remote needs to carefully pointed at the sensor and geld in a position not too far off the sensor axis. I really don't understand why they couldn't arrange a pair of photocells for a wider FOV If that rwally affects your setup I suppose you could install a pair of these side-by-side with the sensors tolted slightly outward. It's adequate in my theater room but you definitely notice the reliability difference between using the remote near the center of the room (works perfectly) or off to one side (occasional missed button presses, but not excruciating).The other design drawback is the transmitter lobe is designed to be mounted from the back (insert mom joke here). If you don't have a suitable door or wall directly in front of your equipment, it's a little fiddly to position the transmitter over the factory sensor on the controlled component. I can imagine a better casing with a front protrusion (same side as the IR beam) for direct attachment to your gear, but it wasn't too hard to fabricate a holder with some Sugru.

My wife was having a lot of trouble turning the TV on and off in our bedroom because the remote signal just wasn’t reaching properly. We tried different angles and positions, but it was always hit or miss—and mostly miss. It was frustrating for her, especially when I wasn’t around to help.This infrared remote extender was a total game-changer. Setup was super simple—just plug it in, position the IR receiver, and you're good to go. It even comes with everything you need for installation, including pre-installed 3M adhesive tape, which made mounting it a breeze. Now the remote works flawlessly from anywhere in the room. My wife can finally control the TV without any hassle, and she’s thrilled.Best part? The price was minimal. For such a small investment, the convenience and peace of mind it brought us is incredible. Highly recommend.Happy wife, happy life!