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What more can I say - I plugged the receiver and transmitter in, took the remote into the room where the transmitter is, aimed the remote, and heard my wife yell, "HEY!" from the other room ('cause I changed the channel). :) It couldn't have been easier.

I set the receiver at the back of the family room on a table in the corner, and I can control the TV, Tivo, CD player, stereo, and DVD player from the bedroom if I feel like it. Pretty cool!

The only problem I had was the first time I used the bedroom TV remote to turn off the bedroom tv, it turned the family room TV on because they're the same brand. So, I simply moved the transmitter away from the bedroom TV. Now, we point one remote towards the transmitter, and the other one at the TV. If my TVs were different brands, it wouldn't be a problem.

You might notice that the newer reviews are harsher than the older ones. I just purchased this from Circuit City and it does not work. I tried a variety of rooms, remotes and configurations and only time it worked was then the remote was less than 6 inches from the sender unit.
As a side note...I have tried to write this review on CC's website and I keep getting an error message...yet the ratings on CC's website are very high- shady.

Easy set up. Simply does NOT work. I have no IR or RF interference and I set up to debug by puting the transmitter in the adjacent room and placing the receiver directly in front of the unobstructed units 8 feet away. Cannot get any device to work through this transmitter. If I make 20 keystrokes, ONE will get transmitted successfully. Great concept. Really poorly engineered.

Product works great. Receiver in LR and sender in BR. Works like I am in the same room. You won't be dissappointed.

Setup was simple and the item worked perfectly right out of the box. This was for a home theater setup where I have the theater in the basement and the audio equipment in the family room. I set the trasnmitter just above the movie screen and the receiver upstairs on a shelf pointing at the audio equipment. I have a lot of ductwork in the ceiling above my video screen and it still worked perfectly the first time. I didn't even have to mess with anything like setting the angle of the receiver pointing at the stereo.