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 enlarge | Brand: Next Generation
Category: CE
List Price: $59.95
Buy New: $33.37
You Save: $26.58 (44%)
New (7) from $32.78
Avg. Customer Rating:  287 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
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Product - One Complaint October 8, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a great product although I did have some trouble with it. I had trouble reading the directions and placed a AAA battery in the charger by accident. It fried the device and did not work properly after that. I ordered a second one, and no problems since. Lesson learned: DO NOT PLACE A REAL BATTERY IN THE RECEIVING END OF THE UNIT!!
 Works Better than I dared hope March 5, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I love having all my AV equipment out of sight in an AV cabinet- and this gizmo is what makes it possible. I ordered one on the strength of the glowing reviews, and was pleased to find that it works exactly as others have said. I can control the AV equipment from literally anywhere in my house.
Also, in my own use, I found a few unique things I hadn't seen mentioned in other reviews.
First off, in the tight space of my AV closet, the unit didn't send signals perfectly to all my equipment- probably because it needs to be located a little farther away from the devices than space inside the cabinet would allow.
I solved this by adding the "3Eye Triple IR Mouse Emitter" (which is 3 separate IR bulbs on a wire, you stick over the IR ports on your AV gear, then attach to the mini plug on the Remote Extender). Voila! With the direct connection to my devices, this thing never misses! If you have trouble, and can't locate the RCE far enough away from your gear, or there's interference in the IR signal, try the 3Eye device, it'll likely solve the problem. (Note: The RCE comes with a single IR cable, but it can only control one device).
Then I had another challenge arise- I have an audio receiver located almost 50 feet from the AV closet, in another cabinet. I wondered could I run an IR emitter cable that far, and have this control that device also? (And of course, without giving up control of the AV closet devices).
The answer: YES!
The Remote Control Extender only has one minijack, but a simple $2 dual-headphone adapter jack that you can get at any electronics store works to make it 2 jacks.
More of a challenge, I wondered would the IR emitter work via the dual adapter with the triple Eye, PLUS attached to 50 feet of headphone extension cable with mini-jacks.
The answer: YES!
So little signal strength goes through the cables, that you can extend modestly long distances, adapt with a splitter, and run as many IR bulbs as you need off the same mini jack, with no loss of IR performance.
So I merely ran the long cable through the wall to my stereo cabinet, plugged both IR emitter sends into Remote Extender (via the adapter), and now my universal remote controls literally EVERYTHING- even devices over 50 feet apart- with just this one extender!
This is a product that simply WORKS, and works well. An amazing product for the price. If you're looking for a way to hide all your AV gear and still be able to control it, and even if you need odd control options that require extended IR cables, this is the gizmo that will handle it!
works just like it says November 29, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've been looking at this thing for a few months. Sounded too good to be true. I'm kind of a gadget guy and have ordered many things that did not live up to their hype. Not so with this. Opened the box, popped in the batteries, plugged it in & voila! Now I can control the music from the dining room table, the living room couch, the kitchen (speakers in all those places). I've had a typical IR extender for years that worked OK, but this works far better. Only question that remains is the life span of the rechargeable batteries. One hint: if I had it to do over I'd probably buy the "triple IR emitter" at the same time and saved $5. Don't need the emitter for the current application, but I anticipate the need when I put all the music in a closet.
Works great, good range March 20, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
This product was well designed. The unit charges one battery while the other is inside the transmitter in the remote. When the charge runs out, swap them; very convenient! I get good range, about 30 feet through floors and a brick wall. Perfect unit if you have TVs in different locations playing from the same source.
The most amazing extender on the market April 2, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've been using remote control extenders for many years now. For a number of years the old pyramid type extenders did the trick. Within the last year I upgraded my cable box to DVR and found that my cable box was suddenly "haunted". Channels were changing on their own, the menu would pop up on it's own and delete programs. I was actually relieved when I realized that the pyramids were picking up ambient signals from other boxes or remotes and that I didn't meed an exorcist! I had purchased my original pyramid at Radio Shack and went back there for a more recent model. The same problems persisted. I was at my wits end when I found the NGHP ATH-433 RF REMOTE CONTROL EXTENDER on line. This product is a dream come true. It works 100% of the time and you do not need to point the remote at a specific point any longer. VERY important note - the extender battery DID NOT work in the first trial. Once I switched the position of the batteries it was fine. The enclosed instructions leave much to be desired, but with that piece of information, you should be just fine. This is an excellent product!
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