Universal TERK Remote Control Extender

It can control virtually any household device that is operated via infrared remote control, including Satellite Receivers,Digital Video Recorders,Cable Converter Boxes,VCRs,CD Players,Stereo Receivers and Tape Decks.

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• Reviewed by: drs1512

  01-08-08

  Duration of ownership: 5 Days

  Strengths: Works with Verizon FiOS Set Top Boxes at all angles, between floors in a house riddled with WiFi and cordless signals

  Weaknesses:My wife prefers the neighbors "little" repeater system that only exposes the IR eye but cost over $200. I prefer to save the money and have the flexibility with the Terk units.

  Overall Evaluation: After alot of reading and considering many options, some as expensive as $215, I tried a similar Jensen product for $51 that did not work at all. The Terk, which in it's new configuration are small square boxes, not cones, worked great and cost less than $40! I have the Verizon Set Top Box in the basement with the one Terk unit and the other Terk unit is in the kitchen next to my wall mounted flat screen TV. Hasn't missed a beat.

• Reviewed by: jsbigcatlover

  12-14-07

  Duration of ownership: 2 Weeks

  Strengths: Works great, affordable, pays for itself in 6 months (no extra reciever fee)

  Weaknesses:Took me a while to get it set up. Was kind of fussy about location for the 2 units, but once you find a good position it is awesome!

  Overall Evaluation: What I got did not look at all like the pic, but I am glad. The ones they sent were actually better looking, (square, with a telescoping antenna like on an old radio or cordless phone.)

• Reviewed by: DaveYost

  03-11-06

  Duration of ownership: 1 Days

  Strengths: Lets me put my loud TiVo box in the garage

  Weaknesses:Sometimes it loses button clicks

  Overall Evaluation: Sometimes it works fine; sometimes it loses clicks in a random way. Is my unit defective? Is there a trick about interference from Wi-Fi or refrigerator or cordless phones or about how to place the units?

• Reviewed by: cipresso

  09-09-05

  Duration of ownership: 7 Days

  Strengths: Inexpensive

  Weaknesses:Must point remote directly at unit; won't work in sunlight or florescent light

  Overall Evaluation: I was very hopeful that this product would work as well as some had written about it. Although I could get them to work, they were very intermittent and touchy. You have to point the remote, right at the unit for it to work.I called the company that makes them and they did warn me that you have to keep them away from metal objects, sunlight or florescent lights. That could have been part of my problem since I located it next to a recliner on an end table near a lamp with an energy saving florescent bulb. Unfortunately, since it had to be plugged into an electrical outlet, it was the only place I could locate it.I returned this item and purchased the One-For-All URC-9910 RF/IR remote for not much more. I put the RF unit in the exact same place that I had the Leap Frog unit and it works 100x's better. No more worrying about pointing the remote directly at the RF unit. One thing about the URC-9910 combo is that the RF unit only works with the remote that comes with it. Not really a negative, since it has learning capability and I was able to replace the 4 original remotes that I had been using.

• Reviewed by: ravenecw

  04-03-05

  Duration of ownership: 5 Days

  Strengths: Works great (thru walls and floors, although it is suppose to do that) really like the small infrared sensor that you hook up to your unit so you can hide (no one even knows it's there)

  Weaknesses:can not buy extra units to use together

  Overall Evaluation: It's alot cheaper than buying another reciever for my dish (and it's alot easier than unhooking, then rehooking it back up if I want to watch in the other room). This works great for my needs (especially since I did not want to run more wires) and with the infrared thing they send with it you can hide your one unit so no one knows it's there (that was a nice surprise since I didn't know it came with anything like that). Very nice product, works great- only weakness is you can't buy another "add on unit". Other options out there that are more expensive but if all you want/need is to control something from "one" other room I believe this is what to get.

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