Remote Control Extender
April 30th, 2008 by Thomas S 
Recently after getting our Comcast HDPVR Cable Box and rearranging all of our AV Components, we have now maxed out our cabinet’s capability. I discovered an issue that nearly caused a fight between my wife and myself. Our center channel was blocking the TV’s IR sensor. This caused us to discover a new posture for changing volume and inputs on our TV – it was the full arm extension with the remote pointing to where we thought the IR sensor was. It kinda defeats the point of having a nice universal system remote like the Harmony H880.
You may know what I’m talking about if you have a coffee table blocking some of your components. I have sold Remote control extenders for years. After coming home from work and finding the center channel sideways on the bottom shelf of our rack, I thought to myself “Hey we need a remote control extender system.”
I purchased the Niles Audio Remote Control Anywhere RCAHT and a IRB1 High Output flasher. I was able to attach the IR sensor behind our center-speaker. We’ve also got a direct connection to the IR input on our Harman Kardon AVR7200 receiver. No more “full arm extension.” Everything works flawlessly now. Problems solved and harmony in the home.
