Nextgen IR Remote Repeater 100 ft Range Infrared Extender Kit, Radio Frequency IR Blaster Extends Control for Cable Box, Chromecast, Roku, Fire Stick

I just plugged this little guy in, so I can't comment on the battery life, but since it comes with a 2nd battery that stays charged in the base unit, I imagine it will not be an issue. But as far as first impressions: I hid my simple components (cable box and DVD) in a cabinet to the side of my fireplace after mounting a plasma over the fireplace. Problem was, I had to open the cabinet to watch TV because of the IR remotes. The guy who installed the TV (that is a whole other story...pick your AV guy carefully or better yet, do it yourself) tried to sell me a $300+ dollar, complex, RF remote system. While I'm sure that system is great for a true video nut, my need was simple: watch cable with the cabinet closed. Enter the Next Generation Extender. You charge the two batteries in the base for 36 hours, then put one of them in your remote. Next, place the "flying saucer" base where it can "see" your IR sensors, and plug it in. Works like a charm, and as simple as anything I've seen. The unit comes with a little eye you can tape to the IR sensor if you put the flying saucer behind the component, but I had enough room in my cabinet to set it right in front of the cable box and DVD player, so I didn't even need that part. I am amazed and thrilled with this little gem, especially after listening to all the head-spinning, complex, expensive solutions the AV guys tried to pitch me. UPDATE November 23, 2009: After almost 2 months, I've had to swap the battery one time. Pretty impressive. And since they are rechargeable and there is a spare, it takes about 30 seconds and I was back in business. This remains one of the most useful, simplest electronic products I've ever owned. UPDATE April 16, 2010: I still haven't had to swap the battery yet. It's been 5 months. And when I do, the newly charged one is just waiting. I am so impressed with this little product I put a 2nd one in my basement. YET ANOTHER UPDATE, August 9, 2010: DO NOT BUY TWO!! Okay, I still love this device, but you can't use two of them at the same time, even in different rooms. I have a TV in the basement pretty far from the one where the original unit was installed, and if both TV's are being used, the remotes change channels on both TV's at the same time. For example, I was watching a baseball game in the basement, and when my kids upstairs changed channels, it changed the channel on my TV too. The RF works too well....it goes through walls and everything else. UPDATE, February 11, 2011. The little guy still works great, can't believe how long the batteries last; but I've got a problem now. Someone else in my neighborhood must have one too, because every so often the TV just starts changing channels. I unplug the extender and it stops; so the device is clearly picking up a radio signal from something. Kind of frustrating, but it doesn't happen all the time, and for the money you can't beat it. UPDATE, April 21, 2011. So I guess you get what you pay for, because as much as I love the functionality of this little guy, every evening about the same time, my channels just start changing. It is therefore not working for me anymore, which is a bummer. They should have a way to use different channels like a cordless phone, but not sure infrared works that way. So alas, I can't say with confidence to buy one anymore, unless you live in a very isolated area where there is no chance someone else's remote will change your channels. UPDATE: They sent me a new one on a different channel. I'm back up and working great. They need to make one with the ability to change channels.

The family loves it. It works as promised. I started off thinking the reviews were unbelievable good, but there were enough good/excellent responses to convince me to buy it along with my new HT equipment. I bought it and left it on the shelf for a while since aiming the remote was not a nuisance for me. Well the complaints started when my wife started using the Harmony 700 remote and was frustrated with having to aim the remote to get remote to work. And when my kids left components on after not remembering to point the remote correctly to turn them off. The problem with aiming came in when we added the satellite receiver which was put on the lowest of the equipment shelf, behind the couch. There was no good option to move equipment or furniture around to fix it. Also, the lights controls were sensitive to the angle and where in another part of the room separate from the HT cabinet. I finally put in the work and added this remote extender to my system without a problem. When I added the extender, I was a little impatient in getting the batteries charged and the remote died. My advice is to fully charge them first and avoid problems with weak batteries. Luckily I had the fore site to consider the repeaters placement and the light path to each device, and I bought the 3 IR wire extender. With the light controller on the wall, I knew the stronger IR signal should come from the repeater which was placed on top of the HT equipment cabinet and in line of site the the light controller. However, it had no way to reach the components inside the cabinet without good reflection of the IR signal, therefore, it required the additional IR wires for each component. I attached each IR wire to each components IR port (though it was sometimes difficult to find the IR port on each component - which surprised me). Once it was hooked up, and the batteries were charged, I put the transmitter/battery into the remote, and started testing it. It worked with every device without a problem. I was amazed. It worked in every corer of my 14x19 room, and even when I blocked the IR on the remote. No complaints on the functionality, nor the setup. As for improvements to the device, none in the area of functionality, it is great and a great value. The weaknesses are in the area of style and procedure, which does not bother me, but may bother others. The device could look a little more professional. It looks like a throwback from the 60s with UFO shape, and FM hand held radio antenna. In my case, I can not hide it since it is needed to shine directly at the light controls. Procedurally, the battery charger within the repeater is a little of a nuisance with the wires connected to it, and could cause for failed connections. Luckily, the Next Generation company has released a USB charger for the batteries, which is a great idea to avoid this nuisance. So if you need an remote control extender, this is a amazing device that works as promised and of great value. When buying it, consider the number of IR ports you need. I suspect most people will not find the 1 IR extender wire included with the repeater sufficient, unless the IR base can shine direct, or reflect onto your components which mine could not. The optional USB Charger is also a great idea to buy and simplify the battery charging process.

This unit looked very promising after reading the reviews and would fill my requirements for 3 zones of use with no other RF sender/receiver device. I needed to control th DSS my living room, outdoor kitchen, and spare bedroom running off a ViewHD 1 to 4 HDMI splitter. This would allow me to watch TV in all 3 zones with a single Directv receiver and remote without having to hook up any additional RF senders since this one was built into the battery compartment, I could just carry the remote to the different areas I wanted to watch TV. Wow what a great concept right!! Unfortunately, I bought two and returned two identical units, thinking the first one was a dud. After about 2 hours each unit of troubleshooting and pulling my hair out, this is what I have discovered. 1. Does not work with Harmony 650 Remote: Tried both battery locations, all the a/b/c settings, but it does not trigger the light on the base so I know it does not work. Other have seen this too, unfortunately I did not see that post until I did a search for "Harmony 650+Next Generation issues" 2. Does not work well will the Directv H-25-500 sat receiver, This is the new slim model from Directv,. I decided that I would then only use the Next Gen with the Directv remote since I will only need to change satellite channels while in the other zones so I did not really need to use the Harmony. This too became a nightmare as I noticed 3 issues: a. The extender only worked with the Directv H-25-500 when I placed the base station directly in front of the IR on the H25-500 within 2-3". It could not be facing +- 10deg in any other direction or it will not work. b. The IR eye did not work, or when it did, only every now and then, no matter how I positioned it. c. Having the Next Gen battery significantly reduced the normal IR range of the remote even when charged for the full 24 hours. I could normally change the channel without even pointing at the Directv remote at the receiver, but with the RF battery installed I needed to be pointing almost directly at it. Again I lowered my standards, I figured if I was in the living room, I could just rely on the IR for that and when in the other zones live with the base station directly in front of the sat receiver In the end the sacrifices I would need to make it work were too many and decided forego this unit. To it's credit however it did work well with my other Directv HR-25 model (HD DVR) using the Directv remote, and it worked well controlling my Yamaha RX 995 from the base station, just not the above mentioned device. This is the reason for the 1 star, but I'm sure if I had any other device, I would rate it higher, it just didn't work for my system. Hope this was helpful.

After experiencing a complete failure of an installed IR system, I found the "flying saucer" and couldn't believe all that was written - nothing is really that positive, except perhaps the Next Generation Remote Extender. The hardest thing about setting this up was opening the package. I purchased two of them (for 2 Cablevision 8300 boxes in different rooms) and they worked flawlessly. The only caveat is that you need to charge them for the complete, recommended 36 hours, 24 hours just didn't seem to do it. I am now purchasing 2 more for use in an new residence and happy to avoid having to pay hundreds of dollars for a "professional" to install a system for me. Followup (12/11/2011) - living in an apartment building in Manhattan has its own quirks; among them is finding someone else in your line that also seems to have a NexGen. After several months of using all of a sudden we experienced our TV changing changing channels by itself - it just seemed to develop a life of its own This phenomena included shutting itself off. Fortunately, I had purchased both a 433 and a 418 to operate in the same apartment and just switched them and that seemed to solve the problem. Apparently the range of these devices is such that it easily penetrates solid granite walls/floors (we live in an old building - no sheetrock here to speak of). My only recommendation for NExGen would be to have the ability to switch frequencies on one device and perhaps even offer more then the two frequencies just in case they are so successful that there are multiple installations in the same area. Update (September 1, 2014). The "saucer" purchased above died! Lasted approximately 40 months. Just got my new one from Amazon, set it up in 10 minutes and back in business. Working like a charm. Some have claimed planned obsolescence and, if that is the case, this still is a great value. I'll update my review if there are any changes with the three others that I have purchased for my weekend home, but I stand by my original review and it is well worth the money. Just a word of caution, make sure you have the right setting for your cable provider (mine are Time Warner and Cablevision). You have to open the battery compartment and move the slider to make sure the saucer talks to your cable box. TWC and Cablevision use the "C" setting. Also, if you need customer service from the manufacturer - don't waste your time. It is a huge hole into which your correspondence goes and no answer - ever. If it doesn't work buy another one or just send it back. At this price it is a no brainer since it works so well and avoids drilling and setting wires, etc. Update #2 - 03/17/2020 So after abandoning my "saucer" about 3 years ago, because I had multiple TV's on multiple saucers and I couldn't get them to synch right I just came back and started using it again. My old one from about 5 years ago. In the interim I had tried many different options and none worked particularly well, but I settled on the Sewell IRBlaster. That worked pretty well except for the really annoying lag when playing back from the DVD - controlling fast forward/rewind, etc was very annoying and the lag was significant. Anyway, I plugged the saucer in, charged the batteries and the next day I was back in business. No lag, perfect. My set up is in a closet about 20 feet from the TV in my MBR and the signal has to travel through a set of walls to be received, which it does very well. Simple solution for not a lot of money. NB. The best overall solution is the Sewell InjectIR, it extends the signal from your remote control by sending the remote control's IR (infrared) signal over your HDTV's existing HDMI cable. I couldn't use it on my MBR TV because unfortunately it s a component set-up that is rigged into a HDMI cable (don't ask). Anyway, I just completed a very expensiveness LR tv installation and the vendor had recommend the Harmony wi-fi remote. The vendor said it would solve my problems, no lag, works on my own wi-fi, blah, blah. Well the damn thing kept losing the connection, had to be reset constantly, when it didn't work the remote said to use the iPhone app until it repaired it self. Using it is very complicated and not as easy as either my Sony remote or the cable tv remote. For $250 I was really annoyed, especially since my wife kept saying I told you so. So I ripped the set-up out and replaced it with $55 InjectIR and voila seamless operation with a 5 minute installation (not set-up). This was the 4th one I have used and it really is exceptional. Just saying. BTW installation is a breeze, plug it in one end of your HDMI at the cable box and then plug it in the other end at the TV. That's it. Use your own remote.

I don't write many reviews, but this product deserves a good one. Put simply, it just works. It sounds so quirky that I was skeptical. I'm going to put a battery in my remote and that battery is going to turn an IR frequency into RF and beam it to this flying saucer looking thing that is hidden out of sight? I actually bought this fully prepared to return it if/when it didn't work well. But lo and behold, it does exactly what it says it does, and it does it very, very well. I have a number of places in my house where the cable box is out of line of site with the TV (in a cabinet, under a dresser, in a closet, etc.) I've tried a bunch of different products to get my cable remote signal to these boxes. The Sewell Blast IR Sewell BlastIR SW-29311 Infrared (IR) Remote Control Receiver Kit (Black) works pretty well. It's a little bit laggy and there are lots of cords involved with multiple emitters, but it works. But I needed a solution for my family room, where the TV is mounted on the wall and the cable box is in another room in a closet. I didn't have a way to get an emitter from the repeater (easily hidden behind the TV) to the cable box. To solve this, I tried the Sewell Direct Dual Band InjectIR Sewell Direct SW-30062 Dual Band InjectIR . This product allow the remote signal to travel along the HDMI cord. It is simple to set up and I used it as a solution in family room for a couple of years. It works, but it is laggy and the IR Receiver did not have much range. Had to be 10-12 feet away from the reciever for it to pick up remote activity. Not great given I have a combined family room/kitchen situation and would like to be able to use the remote from much farther away. With all that as background, when I was changing out the cable box recently, I decided to look for a new solution for my family room and gave the Next Generation Remote Control Extender a try. As I said before, it just works. It took no time to setup. I replaced one battery in the cable remote with the included Next Generation battery, put the base station in the closet in front of the cable box, and I was done. It took maybe 5 minutes. I didn't even use the included eye emitter (didn't need to since I could put base station directly in front of cable box.) There is no lag (or at least way, way less lag than with the other products) and it works from anywhere in my family room/kitchen. Since it just turns the remote into essentially a wireless device and there is no receiver module, I don't even have to point it at the TV. Okay, I realize I sound like a total shill for this product. I get nothing out of this review, I promise. I've spent (wasted) a lot of money on sub-par products to extend my remote signal and having finally found one that works well (and at a good price) I am just spreading the news in hopes of helping others!

I purchased this RF-based remote extender for a friend who had hidden all his AV components in a closet, which meant that in order to watch TV you had to open his closet doors wide and point all the remotes at a weird angle to activate the components. Since this effectively defeated the purpose of hiding everything in the closet in the first place, I offered to do some research and find a solution. It amazes me how expensive and complex the IR repeater setups are -- hundreds of dollars and you end up having another receiver box to mount to the TV/wall. This little product is much simpler, insanely cheaper, and, amazingly, works the way I expected. The setup took about 10 minutes -- the only decision I had to make was which remote control would get the transmitter -- fortunately, one of the remotes had the ability to control most of the various components. Since the UFO-shaped emitter needed to reach all the components in a small closet, I positioned it on the middle rack of the component shelving, facing the closet door so that when the door was closed, the infrared signal from the UFO would bounce off the door and reflect back to the sensors in each component. This seems to work well, although I haven't tried any other configurations to see if it matters. Anyway, the point is that I can control everything from about 12 feet away (haven't tested the limits of the range yet), there's no need to point the remote in any particular direction, and there's no visible hardware outside the closet to mar the clean HDTV-on-wall setup. I don't pretend to understand the physics of how this all works -- somehow the little battery-shaped transmitter must interpret the way the remote control pulses are elecrically reflected in the battery usage, and translate those pulses into an RF signal that then gets retranslated back into an IR signal. That's 4 transitions -- remote to battery, battery to RF, RF to receiver/emitter, and emitter to IR. Hard to believe that it actually works at all -- seems more like voodoo than technology at some point, but it does work on all the components I've tried, including a Comcast digital cable box and Denon AV receiver. The TV itself still receives the IR signal direct from the remote, since it is not in the closet. The only regret is that you can only use a single remote control with the initial setup. It's possible to buy an extra transmitter to use with a second remote, but it's expensive enough that it's almost worth just buying a whole extra system instead. This is what I will recommend to my friend if he wants to add remotes to the system. Anyway, I realize all this has pretty much been said in the previous reviews, so I'm writing this review mostly to add my voice to the majority of people who have had positive experiences with this product. It's a bargain, and it works as advertised. Good design.

*UPDATE* I would like to change my 3 stars to 5. The transceiver unit started working 2 days later.. and hasn't stopped working for 4 days now, apparently it resolved itself. I also need to notify amazon that I will pay for the extra one they sent me, with the understanding that I would send one back! (These things work so well I now own 4 =) ) Also I was able to contact the company that makes these devices just fine, they responded in 24 hours, so I am not sure what people are talking about when they say the company does not respond to their emails.. They are also willing to replace bad units if you ship it to them. ------------------- *Old* Ok so I lied, it certainly does not smell like bacon nor anything else when the transceiver died, but you do have to be cautious. I wish there was a comprehensive list of compatible remotes for this device but I have not found one yet. The Harmony 550 works flawlessly with this device and so much so that I decided to order 2 more of both!! Downside... less than hour ago I had the genius idea of trying it out in a Dish Network DVR remote for the sake of it, HUGE mistake.. the transceiver is dead to the world and the backup battery does not revive it either.. so I just ate $33. At least they are cheap but it still ticks me off, so I have emailed the company to send me a replacement transceiver free of charge. I will hopefully have a response soon and I will let everyone know how it goes. If it was not for the transceiver crapping out then I was actually going to give a 5 star review.

Considering how most peoples' homes are wired, an RF remote is absolutely essential to conveniently and cheaply watch a Direct-TV signal on more than one TV in a house. Since only Direct-TV's expensive HD satellite boxes have RF remote capability, the RF-based Next Generation Remote Control Extender is a Godsend for those of us with the lowly standard Direct-TV boxes! And the best part is that you can continue to use your existing remote. If you haven't figured it out, what you're buying is a small, sub-AAA battery sized transmitter that fits, along with a rechargeable battery, inside an AAA battery sized unit. If your usual remote takes AAA batteries, just insert this unit in place of one of your batteries. If your remote takes AA size batteries, the AAA-size transmitter/battery unit is just slipped inside of an AA battery size sleeve (supplied) which is inserted in your remote in place of one of the AA batteries. The "saucer", which runs on a plug-in transformer (supplied), re-broadcasts an IR signal whenever it receives an RF signal from your existing remote, so it is simply aimed at the device you want to control (my satellite box is in a closet in the center of the house, where the satellite signal comes in, and where all of the TV lines spread from, so the saucer lives there). Also supplied is a wired IR blaster eye (5 feet long or so) that can be plugged into the saucer, and then stuck right on top of the satellite box IR remote sensor (if your satellite box is finicky and needs a super-strong signal to work). Also, in the saucer unit is an always-charging spare rechargeable battery to swap out when the one in your remote runs down. So, set-up and use is super easy. Now, having read reviews indicating both that this will work and will not work with Direct-TV remotes, I was a little worried about ordering such an expensive item from a seller which was vague about whether they would accept a return if the item was not defective, but just incompatible. Well, I can verify that it DOES WORK nicely with my new (June 2010) Direct-TV remote model RC65 (I put the transmitter-battery unit in the lower position in the remote). In any case, the signal is evidently received from anywhere in the house, there is no noticeable time lag so button response is crisp, and the rechargeable battery has lasted for several weeks so far. In all, much, much better than messing with all of the wires and such necessary for an IR-blaster system! That said, it is a lot of money for a bit of cheap Chinese plastic and electronics. But, it does work great!!

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I got this product so I be able to move my electronic to a closet in another room. So I needed to be able to run certain remotes through walls. This product does the job 99% percent of the time. A few times it has stopped working completely. I believe it was the battery not quite tight enough in the transmitter within the battery compartment. I've it over a month now and I would recommend it to anybody

Good Product. Working fine.

As far as I am aware there is no product like it in the UK. I use it to control a tv in one room where the inputs (sky etc) are in the room next door. It works perfectly. Could not recomend it more highly.

Working well good product.