![]() ![]() ![]() In 2012 I purchased an enclosed media center that was going to contain a home theater receiver (Marantz NR1403), cable box, Apple TV, Xbox360, and DVD player. ![]() We had plugged in the receiver end of the Hot Link system to the cat5e behind the TV and it was as simple as that! No matter where in the room we pointed the remote, the receiver eye was sensitive enough to pick up the signal, even when it was completely behind the TV – truly a no wire look. We simply plugged the power source in next to the cable box, pointed the IR transmitters at the IR eye on the cable box, and plugged in the ethernet cable to pass the IR across the cat5e line back to behind the TV. We had an HDMI long run wired through the wall to the corner of the room (corner of wall opposite of the TV, where we are sitting on the couches) along with Cat5e and Cat6 as well as some other AV cables running through the tube to where the cable box is sitting. My setup is as follows: A TV mounted above a stone fireplace, and my fiancé wanted no wires showing at all. The creator of the product even offered to troubleshoot with me over the phone on a Friday evening. When my personal setup in my new home caused a few hiccups with IR interference coming from the TV and reflecting off of the stone fireplace, their customer support was incredibly quick and helpful to respond to my issue. It works just as advertised and takes a matter of minutes to be up and running. After researching for quite some time (and trial and error with other products as well), and reading other reviews of the Microsmith Hot Link XL IR repeater, I figured I’d give this one a shot, and I’m certainly glad I did. ![]()
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