BlastIR Wireless Pro

Extremely easy setup and excellent function for me. I recently found that I had to replace the Recoton IR100 IR blasters that I have used for years because the IR100 emitters were being saturated with an RF signal that produced continuous IR output of them in the 25KHz to 40KHz range. Probably the recently relocated located TV station transmitter, which is now in a direct line of sight to my house, but I dont have equipment to prove that... The IR100 operates on a band in the 400MHz range. My setup uses a receiver just above the TV screen to capture my IR remote controls output, and 2 emitters, one across the room and about 15 feet away from nearly all the HT equipment on a side wall, and a second one behind the center channel speaker that controls a couple remote turn on devices for power amps located with the front LR speakers and subs. I went with the Sewell as a possible replacement because its RF communications is at a much higher 915MHz, which I hoped would experience less interference. I can say that the Sewell never seems to trigger false IR blasts in my location, so that pat of my hope has been fulfilled. I also hoped the first Sewell emitter would be powerful enough to cover the equipment from the same spot as the IR100, but while waiting on the Sewell to arrive, I built up a standalone IR amplifier to plug into the IR extender jack of the emitter, just in case the built in LED wasnt powerful enough (it is). When the Sewell arrived I found that it didnt need my amplifier at all. The LEDs in the included extenders might need to be really close to whatever you want to control, but not the built-in LED. The second Sewell emitter slotted into the spot behind the center channel speaker easily. These are much smaller than the Recoton IR so arent nearly as hard to hide, and they come with sticky foam tape, magnetic and rubber disc options for attaching to the bottom for a variety of ways to locate the pucks and keep them in place, which is nice.

I ordered this BlastIR Wireless Pro IR Repeater from Sewell to replace a wired version of an IR repeater from another company. We have moved our TV on to a wall location and are in the process of hiding all the wiring out of sight behind walls and/or in a cabinet. We still have some wires to go, but this product has enabled us to eliminate the IR wiring all together. It's a real improvement in both looks and performance over the cheaper, wired version we originally tried. The BlasterIR's Receiver is the component that faces the room and receives the IR signal from our remote controls. It's small enough to fit in the space between our sound bar and the bottom of the TV. It's range is great for our room size (about 22' long and 18' wide) and picks up the remotes signal from a side angle that's almost parallel to the TV itself. The receiver is powered through one of the USB ports integrated into the TV (although the device itself supports either a USB or regular plug-in option). I haven't used them yet but Sewell appears to have provided a few options to help with affixing the IR devices in their final positions including some adhesive pads and a magnetic pad option as well. I'm still playing around with the permanent placement of the IR Blaster Emitter. It sits inside a closed cabinet and faces the concealed cable box receiver, router and DVR components. It retransmits the various IR signals it receives from the IR receiver by blasting that signal to anything it faces. I just placed it in the cabinet about 5" away from the devices I wanted to control, plugged it in and it worked with no other set up. So far the BlastIR is working seamlessly and with much better function response time than the cheaper IR version we'd tried at first. The lag time between when a button is pressed on the remote control and the action taking place on the device I'm communicating with is minimal. The emitter itself is plugged into an outlet on a surge protector powering the other in-cabinet devices, although it too could be powered via the provided USB connection if desired. As a note, we did experience a shipping issue during our ordering process. The order it self was processed quickly and shipped in a timely manner. However, there was an issue with our actual receipt of the product and the USPS who reported it delivered to our mailbox when in fact it had not been. Regardless, we reached out to Sewell directly and they quickly resolved the issue for us with no problems and in a timely manner. I would recommend both this IR Blaster Pro product as well as Sewell as a trusted company itself.

set this up with the receiver 8ft in front of my sofa. transmitter 2 ft in front of my stereo. If I am within 3-4 ft of receiver it works fine. But what's the point?! My remote has a better range than that. I tried adding the secondary receiver - no improvement. I tried adding the direct attach transmitter node - worse. I could get blue LED to flash on both devices - meaning an IR signal had been received and re-transmitted - with no response from the stereo. But if I got to within that 3-4 ft range - it would work (no change in anything else). So even when the device is saying it got a signal, the transmitter is not sending it or not sending it correctly. This is the second IR extender I have tried - it is no better than the cheaper one and neither of them work as advertised.

My MBR TV set-up incorporates a cable box set up in a closet about 50 feet from the TV (hung over a fireplace). When it was set up the A/V used a wired infra-red set up that was wired thru the walls, under the floor, into the closet. Unfortunately some mice nibbled on the wiring and it does not work. I have tried everything including the Next Generation extender (over the years bought 6 of them for different TV's) and most recently the Startech. The Next Generation have not been updated in years and over time completely lose their ability to operate. No customer service at all; emails go into a black hole. I had high hopes for the Startech. Easy to set up and worked out of the box. The problem is the lag time. I could live with it when watching live TV, but it was totally impossible when it came to playing back programs from the DVR (which is cloud based). I was losing hope until I tried the Sewell Blaster. Took me less then 5 minutes to set up and it worked instantly. Little or no lag to speak of and I couldn't be happier. NB. Speaking of Sewell, the absolutely BEST way to control your HDMI based TV is the Sewell Direct SW-30062 Dual Band InjectIR sold by Amazon for $55. This is truly plug 'n play and operates with absolutely no lag. Bought 2 of these to operate TV's in my apartment where I had to hide boxes in closets. Well made, great instructions (coordinated with the devices) and I just love this product. I bought mine direct from Sewell ) same price) because I couldn't find them on Amazon when I needed them, but they have a great return policy and I'm told great C/S. If you can't use these then go for the Blaster.

Premium packaging for a premium device. Useful for IR remote signal delivery with extra functions on the side. Price though is luxury for it’s use. Used this for a Logitech Harmony hub control of an non-smart electric fireplace. Setup is a breeze but only if you’re tech savvy. Highly recommend to watch the YouTube video for information on all it’s application. There a many other cheaper devices similar to this available on Amazon that I could have used for the same application. If you have a need for multiple control within the same vicinity of other devices, this may be more useful for you. However, if you plan on utilizing an IR repeater/extender for only a single device and would like to save some money, don’t buy this one. This device works quite well though. Have had no issues achieving the effect needed. Only four stars due to the poor adhesive on the emitter attachment. As stated earlier, I used this on an electric fireplace with a glass surface. I used the attachable emitter to the front glass sensor where the IR receiver was located on the fireplace. After only one day, the emitter attachment fell off even though I made sure the glass was thoroughly cleaned prior to adhering it. Otherwise a good product.

Works great! Easy to setup. No issues, great price.

I am no tech expert but these little guys are magic! We had just put in a wall of built-ins and desperately wanted to hide our cable box behind a cabinet, but with it being infrared this would not work without these little repeaters! First off I just have to say that the Sewell customer service is off the charts. You actually get to speak to a real person right away, no annoying menu after menu trying to get help. They helped us so much when we hit a couple snags. Here are a couple things that I figured out that I hope will help others. First you can hide both of these little discs, they both come with tiny little eyes that can attach to your tv and cable box or whatever you are trying to use them for, and they are nearly invisible. Second, don’t get nervous when you plug them into the power outlet and the lights don’t come on, this is ok and they aren’t supposed to stay on, they kind of blink here and there, and only when you use your remote. Third, we have an Altice One cable box (not the mini, just a regular cable box) and it was impossible to find the eye to attach the emitter’s eye (Side note: we had to put the emitter disc on top of the cable box because we couldn’t fit the emitter disc pointing in front of cable box. The directions give you both options though and you can basically put it anywhere as long as the eyes attach). The phone trick did not work on this particular cable box. But after trying about a dozen different spots on the front of the box we finally got it to work by putting the eye right on where the digital clock numbers are. I put it basically right on top of the colon (:). Cable vision was no help with this so I hope this can save others from our frustration. After we found the eye everything came together and worked perfectly! No more do we need to keep the cabinet open to change channels… it’s a miracle!!! Hope these little guys work forever.

I purchased this to replace a 15 year old IR extender that failed and is no longer made. I hooked the Sewell units up in the same configuration as the old ones. Did not work. The emitter could not "hear" the transmitter. After some experimentation, I determined that the range in my house (plain wood frame house) is more like 10 to 20 feet. Once I moved the units within 10 feet of one another (with a wall between) the LED on the emitter said it was getting a signal. However, still no joy. I then moved the emitter to about 2 feet in front of the unit I was trying to control. Success! However, the emitter was now sitting on the floor on a pile of books. Not a good permanent solution. I then tried the double headed IR emitter cable. After more experimentation, I determined that only one of the two IR emitter heads actually worked. This is OK; only needed one. Note also that many devices don't tell you where their IR receiver window is, so finding the exact spot to place the emitter head took a bit of trial and error. Once all this was done I had things working pretty well. The lessons learned are first, the range is nothing like the maximum claimed. Second, the built in ir emitter is very weak compared to a real remote control - unless it is close, the target device cannot hear it. Third, this can be corrected by using the provided emitter cable, but in my case only one emitter head worked. Finally, I conclude that the Sewell IR extender can work, but it is not at all "plug and play". I haven't tried any other units so I can't say whether the Sewell is worse than other alternatives, but I doubt it is the best alternative out there.

BlastIR Wireless Pro works extremely well. Response time is fantastic and it was a breeze to setup in my media cabinet. Manual is very helpful but anyone needing an IR repeater in the first place is probably savvy enough to install these with almost no help, they are dead simple. This kit also includes everything you need, I really don't think Sewell does enough justice to their product on this page. It includes: 2 x USB power cables with 3.5mm (to unit) to USB (to power source), fairly long but of course, USB can be easily extended if you need. They also include two USB wall-chargers to power the devices. I love that these are separate and not attached to the cables. I have USB ports on my power strip, so I didn't need to use the chargers and fill up more outlets. The kit also includes an extension for the receiver (blue) so you could hide the receiver if the small (and non-intrusive, dim greenish-coloured) light on the receiver bothers you. You could also potentially pass the extender through small holes, around corners, or maybe through walls so you can control devices through even the most challenging of setups. There is also a long, dual-headed extender for the emitter. The cable comes with the heads together and you can peel them apart for only as much cable mess as you need. Allows for more control over more devices, but of course brings more wires to the mix. Then there are the adhesives. Reusable or permanent 3M adhesives for the units. There are two magnetic feet with a strong magnet if you need to stick to metal surfaces. The included extender cables also have adhesives on all the heads. Sewell really did include it all and I was happy I didn't have to think about how I was going to stick bits to things. An excellent product and a premium package. Sewell definitely gained a fan.

For years, I had been using the NextGen IR Remote Extender to control my TV set top box in my electrical closet. And I need to control it for my two TVs. The NextGen system worked for a while...until it didn't. The reviews in recent months were right. The setup was tedious and the signal was either hit or miss; but more of misses. Then when all hopes failed I decided to give this Sewell Direct BlastIR Wireless Pro a try, by act of faith mind you. At first, I was rather skeptical and apprehensive that this would not work at all. I mean considering my so-called "traumatizing" experience with the NextGen system was not encouraging at all. Not to mention that my set top box's IR receiver is rather difficult to locate unless I use its proprietary remote. But after setting up Sewell Direct BlastIR Pro, I was (and still) blown away by how incredible this system is. Not just its setup but the signal was as good as pointing my remote directly to the receiving end of my set top box; such that there's no reception delay at all. The only caveat is that it's a bit pricier but I suppose I don't mind spending just a little bit to make this work and it did. I couldn't be more pleased with this system.

No me han fallado, tuve algunos problemas con interferencia de otros repetidores de otras marcas, se solucionó separándolos y planeó comprar solo esta marca

Unboxed, quick set up, easy to follow instructions, and it works great. I’m transferring through 3 walls and have no issue with signal interference.

Buen funcionamiento