The best remote extender hands down | Microsmith Hot Link XL Cat 5 Extendable IR Booster System

Great for extending your IR | Microsmith Hot Link XL Cat 5 Extendable IR Booster System

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	• Microsmith Hot Link XL Cat 5 Extendable IR Booster System Microsmith Microsmith average customer review:based on 23 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Must Buy!

Works just like everyone says. The links">cat5 version is the way to IMO since it gives you more flexibility. The only thing that was a very minor issue was making sure the led didn't stay lit due to rf interference. I had to play around with it and eventually used double sided tape and taped it to the back of my tv. Works great now.

Before I bought those I was using a URC remote w/a URC rf extender that worked for the most part however it would completely shut down when my ps3 powered up and rendered my remote useless. At one point I was considering getting rid of my ps3 and just getting a regular bluray player. This Hot Link works like a charm no matter what's near it.

Bottom line, if you want to hide your components this is the way to go.

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The best remote extender hands down

There are only good things to be said of the links">Hot Link XL!

The small and modular components, save the blue LED operation indicator, can be installed out of sight and out of mind keeping your components neat and tidy. (I actually installed the LED and IR eye behind the grill of my in-wall center speaker and it works perfectly!).

Range between the receiver and transmitter can be extended with plain Cat-5 networking cable means that there are no special 'expensive' cables to buy should you be a few feet short on your run. Just make, buy or extend the current cable and all is well. (My current run is currently 35ft)

Easy to install, no fuss to use and relatively cheap for a remote extender... This easily the best hardwired remote extender available at any price.

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Great for extending your IR

I installed my TV in one room, but didn't want the video equipment cluttering the area. So I installed the equipment in the basement. I pulled the links">cat 5 along with the other needed cable and the hookup was a snap. The install is complete, and the Hot Link IR Booster works great! You just point your remote in the general direction of the IR receiver and it transfers the signal instantly. Great product!

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Great Product

It works great. I had some trouble getting the eye placed because my TV is a plasma and has alot of heat but worked great.

Works great for me to control devices from other rooms

I purchased both the "Microsmith links">Hot Link XL Cat 5 Extendable IR Booster System ($100 shipped)" and the "Premium White Ethernet LAN Network Cable Cat5e Gold Plated Male to Male Connectors - 100 Feet ($13 shipped)" at the same time from Amazon. I wanted to use this in a slightly different way than shown, so, I decided to get the cat5e version to test, and if it worked as expected, I would split the receiver to another room afterwards. (I had been using a few pyramids, which really are hit or miss, which frustrated me one time too often.)

I have 2 TiVos, 1 DVD player, and 1 component switch, located in my livingroom. I have 3 100' component cables running to three bedrooms. All I needed was a dependable IR transmitter/receiver. I installed 1/2 of the Hot Link XL in the livingroom, ran the 100' cat5e to one of my bedrooms, and plugged in the the other 1/2, the remote receiver, which uses no power on it's end (another plus). It worked absolutely perfectly. It is extremely sensitive and it transmits correctly 100% of the time. Just what I need.

Since that worked, I went ahead to the next step. I needed to split the ir receiver to another room. Searching here on Amazon, I found an "Additional Receiver Eye for Hot Link Pro". It does not mention if it will work with the XL, but it looked like it would. I double checked with Microsmith, and they responded that it will work with all of their products. (It might increase sales if the description actually SAID THAT!) So, I bought that for about $35.

What made me balk at the price for the repeater was that they also want to sell you a "High-grade mini-coaxial cable with fully shielded RCA connectors" to extend the repeater for almost $50 for 25 feet!

Once I figured out that it is simply an RCA cable, I looked through all of my audio cables until I came across one that worked without any interference. (You can tell if there is interference because when you plug in the extension, there should be no activity light. If there is an activity light, the cable is no good. Excellent test.) Plus, Microsmith tech support let me know that you can use a regular coax cable with adpaters to RCA, which are available here on Amazon, or even your local Radio Shack.

So, once I do get the extra remote receiver eye and splitter, I will be all set for two rooms. I really do not need the third room for the time being, but, if I ever do need to add another remote receiver, I will just buy another splitter.

EXCELLENT PRODUCT. It may seem a little steep in price for some people, but, it adds NO ADDITIONAL IR INTERFERENCE, and it is a 100% rock solid performer. If you intend to spend $30-50 on pyramids, or other remote control extenders, do yourself a favor and go all out for $100 and get this. I've spent way too many years frustrated over those stupid pyramids, even going so far as isolating them in all metal tissue dispensers to reduce the errant IR emissions. Because, those errant emissions also affect the use of all the devices from your normal remote in the same room. It is really not worth the hassle. I'm just surprised I dealt with this pain for the last 5 plus years.

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Extends signal up to 200' with links">CAT5/RJ45 or RJ11Complete solution for long distance IR remote controlSame super sensitive IR eye as Hot Link Pro with 6 emitters3 blue LEDs display function statusUse for wiring distances over 25' or when remote power entry is requiredUp to 24 total emitters may be added to either end using Emitter Expansion Kit EMTX6Includes power supply and mounting kit Requires CAT5 cable

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