I'm using Hot Link Pro with a 55-inch Visio LCD (fluorescent edge lighting, not LED edge lighting) TV, a DirecTV satellite receiver, a Panasonic Blue-Ray/DVD/CD player, and a Magnavox VHS/DVD/CD player. The TV is mounted high on a living room wall; the other three components are in a closet in the next room and are connected to the TV by three high-speed HDMI cables through a 2-1/4" hole in the wall behind the TV and into the next room's closet. The TV's power cord also goes through that hole, as do the Hot Link cables. Absolutely nothing is visible in the living room except what appears to be a wireless TV on the wall. The Hot Link's "eye" is located entirely behind the TV so is not visible at all--the signals from the remotes bounce off the wall and into the eye. Works smoothly and consistently. The blue "confirmation light" is so tiny as to be visible only when it blinks when you press a remote button, but when it blinks you can't miss it.
I used this system for a week before my Hot Link Pro arrived, and I had to go into the closet of the next room with the remotes to activate any feature of the DirecTV receiver, the Blue-Ray player, or the VHS player. When my Hot Link Pro arrived, that all changed in a matter of a half-hour or less. Now all the remotes work perfectly from my chair in the living room. No hitches. (The next step will be to get an All-in-One remote like the Logitech Harmony One.) EDIT: I've since discovered that my DirecTV remote can be easily programmed to operate all four of my components: TV, DirecTV receiver, Blu-Ray/DVD player, and VHS player. It handles them all perfectly through my Hot Link Pro. So I won't be needing a new remote. Just do a google search for: "DirecTV remote code" and also include the model number of your component. You'll find forum websites where good geeks talk to each other and share all those codes. Easy.
I contacted the company by phone to find out if I needed to unplug the Hot Link when it wasn't in use. They said, no, you just leave it plugged in all the time. Perfect. I really didn't think that you had to plug the Hot Link in every time you wanted to use it, but it didn't hurt to check. By the way, if you want to get an idea of how well this company backs its products, check the COMMENTS to the one-star reviews and see how much they care about good service.
TIP: When you are looking for your component's IR receptors so you can stick the Hot Link's emitters directly in front of them, remember that there is a difference between your component's IR receptor and its associated confirmation light (if it has one). Often they are side-by-side and you can find them only by using a flashlight to search through the smoky plastic front of your component. The stick-um on the Hot Link's emitters seems perfectly adequate, but I secured them all again with clear plastic tape anyway.
[EDIT: August 29, 2012.] After six months, my Hot Link Pro is still working perfectly, just as if the components were stacked up in the living room with my TV. One remote for all four components, and everything but the TV out of sight. Couldn't be better.
[EDIT: November 28, 2012.] After nine months, no problems, no changes. Everything works perfectly.
[EDIT: February 15, 2013.] After one year, everything still perfect.
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