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(based on 14 ratings)
Brand: Terk
Located in: Video, Video Accessories, Remote Controls
Terk Leapfrog Remote Control Range Extender - LFIRX/ Controls A/V Devices Through Obstacles From Up To 120Ft Away/ Freestanding Units Works With Any Remote/ Works With Most A/V Components/ Installs Easily
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Avg. Customer Rating:
 
4.4 stars
(based on 14 reviews)
90% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Attractive(3), Easy to set up(11), Nice features(3), Simple controls(4), Strong signal(3)
Best Uses:
Home(6)
Describe Yourself:
Casual user(3), Tech savvy(4)
Primary use:
Personal(4)
 
Terk Remote Extender Great Product
By Smart ShopperVerified Purchaser from Houston, Texas on 12/5/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design, Fast Setup, Improved Audio/Video, Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Home
Describe Yourself:
Power User
Bottom Line:

Comments about Terk Terk LFIRX:

This product really improved our lives. It works great so long as you set it up properly. The only problems we have had with it is when some one moved the transmitter. Set up was easy and took minutes.

 
Works for me!
By nagVerified Purchaser from mo. on 11/6/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design, Fast Setup
Best Uses:
Home, Office
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Bottom Line:

Comments about Terk Terk LFIRX:

I didn't want to pay for an extra cable/satellite box for my spare room, so now all I have to do is take the remote from the other set and can change my channels in the spare room through the remote extender

 
Works great but limited IR range
By [...]Verified Purchaser from Mesa, AZ on 10/23/2008
Pros:
Fast Setup, Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Home, Movies
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Bottom Line:

Comments about Terk Terk LFIRX:

Some of the review say it is hard to figure out which is the transmitter and which is the receiver, but they are clearly labeled now (new design I think). You literally plug it in and your done....works GREAT.

I was worried about latency but there is none.

It comes with a plugin IR blaster cord as well so you can hide unit out of site.

The only issue I really have is the range. The RF range is fine...goes through walls about 30 feet away in my house. But the range from your remote to the IR receiver is pretty bad. Using a DirecTV remote I could only go back about 8-9 feet...any more and it wouldn't pick up the IR. Yet the DTV box and my TV pick up the IR signal from 20 feet back without any problem. I need it to go back about 12 feet and it just doesn't so that part sucks. Everything else is top notch.

 
I would recmend it t anybody
By AnnVerified Purchaser from williamsburg, va on 9/29/2008
Pros:
Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Home
Describe Yourself:
Casual User
Bottom Line:

Comments about Terk Terk LFIRX:

I use this product for my bedrooms on my second floor.

 
Small, but not what is pictured
By printingwizardVerified Purchaser from Florida on 9/26/2008
Pros:
Attractive Design, Fast Setup, Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Home
Bottom Line:

Comments about Terk Terk LFIRX:

25 feet works good

Service & Delivery comments:

very fast shipment

 
works
By kingrude1Verified Purchaser from St. Louis, Mo. on 6/30/2008
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:

Comments about Terk Terk LFIRX:

Item can be tricky to set up, directions aren't real clear on which is actually the one to setup by the unit to be controlled and which is to be set in the room you want to work the remote from. Once I got them in the correct places, it worked like a charm.

 
Bad New Design
By MEYOUVerified Purchaser from Shingletown CA on 2/25/2008
Pros:
Nice Features
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Bottom Line:

Comments about Terk Terk LFIRX:

The new shape is not the same as the the old one and not at all like the photo in the on line sale, and the orantion of this one as to foe the recver and the wirers in puts make it hard to set up right

 
No Problems
By A from Chicago, IL on 2/18/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Nice Features
Best Uses:
High-End Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:

Comments about Terk Terk LFIRX:

Bought this product at the store because we recently bought a small HD TV and we had to put the Comcast HD tuner in a cabnet and so far this product works great. Couldn't tell you much about the RF signal strength because the transmitter and the reciever are just separated by a piece of wood but the IR strength is great, it runs the tuner, and perodically a computer. The installation was as easy as pluging both units in. One downside is that they are slightly larger than I hoped they would be but only slightly and for only [$]its a bargin.

 
Great Product
By mvoskeriVerified Purchaser from Allen Park, MI on 7/19/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Strong Signal
Best Uses:
Upgrade
Describe Yourself:
Gearhead
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:

Comments about Terk Terk LFIRX:

This product works as advertised. Setup was very easy. The only issue I had was the receiver was too big to fit in the area of the device I wanted to control. This product does come with the individual IR transmitters which do solve that problem.

 
Works as advertised!
By Double-oh-twoVerified Purchaser from Yorktown, Va on 6/28/2007
Pros:
Durable, Easy To Set Up, Ergonomic Design, Strong Signal
Best Uses:
High-End Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:

Comments about Terk Terk LFIRX:

I use it to operate equipment (HD Cable Box, Bose Home Theater, and DVD Player) which are hidden in a cabinet. Easy to set up. All work fine using the Terk range extender, but the remotes only work a max of 12 ft from the Terk box (which converts the IR signal to RFI and passes RFI signal to the other Terk box inside the cabinet), whereas the remotes work more than twice that if pointed directly at the A/V equipment. Thus, the Terk boxes will RFI signal each other from long distances (documentation says 120 feet), but will only pass IR signals 12 feet from remote to Terk Box and to A/V equipment from Terk box. I would like the IR range to work at least 20 feet, but can live wth 12 ft remote to Terk box range.

 
Works great
By Wes Bemis from Corona, CA on 4/13/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up

Comments about Terk Terk LFIRX:

Works exactly as described. Great value.

 
It's great! Would purchase it again!
By NancyVerified Purchaser from Norridge, IL on 1/4/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set Up
Best Uses:
Upgrade

Comments about Terk Terk LFIRX:

Got it for my boyfriend for Christmas. It met his expectations! WE both love it!

 
Leap Frog does the job.
By JohnVerified Purchaser from Florida on 12/6/2006
Pros:
Simple to set up and work
Best Uses:
Home

Comments about Terk Terk LFIRX:

Very cost effective way to control satellite receiver from another room.

 
It just works!
By DMLVerified Purchaser from Skokie on 10/3/2006
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Nice Features, Strong Signal

Comments about Terk Terk LFIRX:

Does what it says: Increases the range of my InfraRed remotes using RF. I have my main speakers 30' away from my reciever, and this unit works as promised, goes through walls.

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