Pootack IR Repeater - Infrared Remote Extender with 1 Receiver and 1 Emitter, Hidden IR System for Amplifier, Cable Box, Stereo Receiver, Satellite, DVD, Blu-ray Players

The IR repeater arrived in good time, and at first, (as an engineer) I was a little concerned if such a low cost item would work. Fear not, this device is excellent. I have tested it with 4 IR devices, all being controlled perfectly without glitches (I might add not all at the same time). The device takes USB power (which is now available in 13A extension sockets), and the leads are both long enough to reach my device to control (DVD), and the remote point. We have an outside gazebo pilates and pool area, equipped with sound system/outdoor TV screen, and I wanted to control the DVD player located with the 'core equipment rack' inside our garden changing room. It does this effortlessly, and the range (even outdoors) is impressive. We have Pilates sessions within the gazebo area, and without this device, I would be running in and out of the changing room adjusting sound levels, channels, DVD selection etc, so in my opinion, its worth every penny. Alice @ Pootack was business minded enough to very politely ask me to give honest feedback... so I have!

I had doubts this would work as it was so cheap. But it works perfectly!. I just blu tacked both ends in place and powered it up by pluggingthe USB into the back of my AV system. Great range. Once thing I did notice is that when I first of all tacked the small end onto my AV system with clear tape, it didn't work that great. Covering it with blu tack to block out the light made it work 100%. Makes sense I suppose as outside light might be seen as "noise". Also, I don't mind the red light flashing when I use my remote. Some others have complained about this but I can't see why. It's just a confirmation that it's working.

Easy to set up and works well with a Sky+ had box. Needs to be powered through a usb plug as the sky box usb has no power to it. Positioning is key, can be a little temperamental if the receiver isn’t in the perfect spot. Once set up it’s brilliant.

Worked well for 24hrs and then completely stopped the remote control from communicating with VirginTV box.The seller contacted me, prior to me contacting them, asking if it worked or not. This indicates a lot of them are faulty. They also asked me for my phone number, in order to send me a replacement. Dodgy.

Plugged it in and it worked immediately. I tried various positions in the cupboard until I found a convenient location just in front, and to the side, of my DVR and stick it in place. My remote now connects better than when the DVR was sat out in the open.

Having fitted a floating TV wall unit to house the usual kit and hide all the cables, the claim by a Comms provider, that their equipment didn’t need direct visual access to work by remote, turned out to be false.These remote extensions work a treat & mean that the cupboards can remain opaque and closed now! Easy to install and work perfectly!I bought two, which work with different remotes without a problem; they also seem to have great coverage in the room, which makes positioning them discreetly, much more flexible.Super product, great value and will be buying more in the near future!

Works OK, but range is about 3 meters & red light is irritating. Range is much better after I removed the transparent red cover which is way too bulky anyway.

Works well with a Freesat box.