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 enlarge | Brand: Next Generation
Category: CE
List Price: $59.95
Buy New: $41.20
You Save: $18.75 (31%)
New (14) from $31.31
Avg. Customer Rating:  220 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 4.5 x 2.8
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: ATH-AAA
Model: ATH-AAA
UPC: 830022004331
EAN: 0830022004331
Availability: Usually ships in 2 to 3 days
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 It WORKS! March 28, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I recently purchased an inexpensive digital converter box, to upgrade my analog sets into the digital age. The converter is in the den, and is supplying a signal to three sets, two of which are in other rooms, out of remote control range...not a convenient setup.
I needed some sort of remote control extender, and decided to give this one a try based upon the price and the many positive recommendations.
Simply put, this unit deserves the praise that it has been getting! It's functioning flawlessly...the remote for the new converter now works in any room of the house, with no stumbling or hesitation.
One caveat to keep in mind--the supplied batteries (one of which has to be inserted into the remote that you wish to use) do come with a charge, and as such the instruction sheet didn't recommend charging them before the initial use. That initial charge that these batteries come with may not be strong enough to work with all remotes, as I quickly found out. The converter box remote, which uses a single battery, would not work at first, unless you were in the same room and pointed it directly at the converter. A VCR remote, which uses two batteries, would work though. This led me, initially, to the erroneous conclusion that the converter box remote was somehow incompatible with this product.
If you're anxious to start using the remote control extender upon receipt, and if you find that your remote isn't functioning properly with it, don't give up immediately. Charge the supplied batteries for a few hours and then try again...that's all that was needed over here.
Excellent, affordable, and so tiny that it's unobtrusive...am VERY happy!
Best remote extender ever! February 15, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
If you have a need to control devices from a distance, this is the product for you.
Install the transmitter in the battery compartment of your standard remote, place the receiver near the devices to be controlled, and you are done!
No need to spend more money on a new remote, train a remote and no need to position a relay component in the room that you are controlling the device from.
This thing is amazing that it internally picks up the remote signal, and turns it into RF for transmission to the extender receiver.
The IR is strong on the receiver end, and basically just needs to be in the same room as the devices to control. (it also comes with the wired extender if you need to place the control on the front of a device.
You can control multiple devices from the same receiver, and use the original remote controls too.
I am controlling a Direct Tivo from a room 3 floor's up on the opposite end of the house, and from 3 separate locations with 3 separate remotes. Distance is great.
I use the same receiver to control an outdoor sound system, using the factory remote.
If you want to use more devices, just purchase the additional transmitters to put in your remote controls.
This is an outstanding device that is extremely simple to setup and use.
Two thumbs up!!
AMAZING! January 5, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I got this because I wanted to control my TiVo from a different room. I ordered this product, but I got soooo anxious waiting for it. I'm a gadget guy. So I went to best buy to purchase the regular pyramid remote control extenders. I brought it home, and it worked. That was exciting. However, I soon realized that you had to point your remote directly at the extender. And I mean directly. It should have come with a rifle scope. Well this product arrived 3 days later. WOW! Coming from a gadget guy, this is just plain cool. I can now pause my TiVo at my mail box with the remote pointed in the opposite direction of my house. Well, that's my long and boring story, but the bottom line is, it works great.
 Doesn't work with all remotes January 4, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have 5 remotes I tried this with in my house and it worked on two of them (my Panasonic TV and Pioneer audio reciever remotes). The other three (DVD player, Sage DVR, HD Extender remotes) did not work at all. The DVR was obviously the primary remote I needed to work so this quickly turned into a paper weight.
To be fair the two remotes it did work for worked very well. I tested it running around the house and the range and accuracy were very good - only a few misses here and there. Certainly much better than the IR "pyramids" from RCA/Radio Shack that I have around the house.
It's a bit annoying they don't have a definitive list of remotes that they've tested with handy - you'd think such info would be critical for such a device dependant product. Their web site proudly proclaims they work with remotes from various vendors but the careful reader will notice not _all_ remotes from those vendors - as noted by another reviewer at least one such remote from Sony does not. So short story is you'll pay your money and takes your chances.
Clever implementation and if your remote is supported it'll work well, if not, you're out of luck.
AWESOME! It really is as good as it sounds August 9, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This took me about 5 or 10 minutes to attach and set up and solved a silly problem of having to go into the closet to made DVD selections. I can press "play" from the kitchen, the living room, anywhere! (My 3-yr old likes to watch not only the same Blues Clues DVD over & over, but the same "Paper Hats" episode over and over).
The extender comes with an extra rechargable battery that recharges in the receiver base unit so you never go without (only the remaining regular batteries will need to be replaced as normal). Mine is inside a closet, inside a cabinet with the doors closed. I can go anywhere in my 2100 sf house and restart Blues Clues. I am ordering more of these today so I can keep the doors to my living room entertainment cabinet closed. No more doors hanging open and looking at all the components stacked up. Yay!
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