Customer Reviews

Dual Frequency IR Receiver

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I had a problematic situation with my Sony LCD where no IR receiver would work, I would get nasty IR interference for many minutes at a time. I have used two different Xantech IR receivers, used all sorts of hacks, like covering the IR receiver in paper or tape, moved the receiver to different location, etc. and was about to throw in the towel and purchase an expensive RF system when I stumbled on this product. I figured for $15, I would give it a try. Hoo boy am I glad I did! This receiver plugged right into my xantech block and works with all of my devices, but best of all, no more IR interference!!!!! It's like night and day, seriously. If you need an IR target/receiver, this is the one to get.

Receiver works great!! I used a 50 ft extension cable with this receiver and it works with all my components.....Denon receiver, Pace DVR, XBox 360, LG TV. It is small so i hide it under the bottom lip of the tv. Can't beat it for 15 bucks!!

Product did as it described. I Bought it to work with the high freqency of the Digital set top box that I have from my cable company.

It produces a bright blue led flash when a signal is recieved, which is great because it lets me know that it did get the signal. If it becomes a problem, simple fix is a piece of black electrical tape and now no more blue light... Mine sits in the between my wii sensor bar and works greats. Can't complain.

possible thinking of buying another one for the bedroom!

I tried about 5 different infrared receivers before settling on this unit. It works with every remote from a Scientific Atlanta DVR to a Harmony 880 even to a oddball JVC that the Harmony doesn't even like to work with.

My only complaints:
-A bit pricey (you get what you pay for!)
-Angle of receive. Isn't huge but if your outside of it you probably can't see the TV anyway.

My biggest rave is that it's ALMOST immune to interference. A previous unit would not work when placed anywhere near my LCD. This unit works fine. I even have one in the garage under FLUORESCENT LIGHTS and while it's distance is severely limited it does work!

I was having trouble finding the right IR receiver to work in CFL/LCD/Plasma environments and working with the Philips RCMM IR protocol on the Motorola VIP1200 and VIP1216. If you do research there are only two major companies (Niles Audio and Xantech) that claim to have IR receivers that work with this newer IR protocol. Both of these products are great but a bit expensive for anyone on a budget.

My setup:

Xantech 78944PSRP One Zone Four Source Connecting Block Including Power supply
Xantech 282 Designer Emitters
CAT6 STP, Solid, In-Wall Rated (CMG), 550MHz
HDTVHookup Dual Frequency IR Receiver

This receiver will pick up signals from a remote from distances > 30' over CAT6 that is over 100' from the connecting block.

This receiver does not work with my Harman Kardon DVD player. Too bad.

I have a wall mounted TV and keep my DVD in the closet behind it, leaving a nice uncluttered setup that is unfortunately IR unfriendly. When I noticed my DVD player has an IR receiver jack, I looked for one. Not wanting to pay for the OEM, I settled on this one, given the positive reviews that seemed to indicate compatibility with a wide range of products. Unfortunately, it's not compatible with mine. Guess I'll replace my DVD player with a gaming system. (Gaming remotes use radio frequencies ...)

Just an FYI for those purchasing this receiver to plug directly into your IR socket of your 8300HD, I think its needs the power box to work.