The 5 Best Remote Control Extenders (2023 reviews)

The nextgen remote control extender's material feels more premium than its price would suggest. This device lets you go from room-to-room and control your components from up to 100 + feet away, with no direct line-of-sight needed. The Ir remote control extender transmits your remote's signal up to 100 feet through walls, floors, windows, and doors offering limitless control, even from outdoors. It is great with the tivo remote at a 20 foot distance. This is VERY easy to install for.

NextGen includes rechargeable batteries which slide into rf transmitters, to fit the standard aaa battery compartment on your existing remote. It works well until the rechargeable battery gets low. This is with no batteries on charge, or being used with a remote. It is easy to use, working well on a cable box. It is perfect if you want to hide your components too.

Why We Like This:

Easy and fast way to convert your ir remote into an rf remote
Communicates perfectly between floors of a raised ranch
Excellent transmitter with good range, works well through walls and obstructions
A must have for anyone with ir remotes

Best With Good Video Quality: OREI Remote Control Extender

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The orei remote control extender is capable of outshining several other extender featured in this list in overall features in its price range. This unit works great if you use a solid core CAT 6 cable. This one converts the signal to Cat6/7 cable and back to HDMI to get a longer run. It works flawlessly and streams videos to all the TV's without any hesitation. There are switches on the equipment which automatically calculate the distance and quality of signals. If you leave in default setting, the transmitter will select the proper mode based on the source and ability to receive.

It is compatible with Cat6/6a/7 network cables. This will display them on up to 4 different tvs as long as the tvs are within the distance listed. There are no DIP switches on the receivers.

Why We Like This:

High definition picture over multiple tv's
Plug and play, easy to use
Works very well the distance is excellent

Best With After master Pro module: Bovbox Remote Control Extender

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate extender. The bovbox remote control extender is exactly that - it's a simple extender that hits all the right notes. The placement of the sensor at the transmitter can be interesting. The receiver is on a pole, screws in perfectly to the end of it, and with the height, the distance significantly increases around rougher terrain. This unit helps free up the camera from the monitor and removes another cable from the floor. The case is very nice and heavy duty and holds everything making it very easy to carry.

The transmitter power is more than enough to cover the distance from the bath tv to the bedroom tv. It maintains a solid connection additionally it is easy to set up and get going. It is quick and easy as there are no complicated cables or wires to run and no software to install. This kit works good and very easy setup.

Why We Like This:

Works flawlesly with the ir and hdmi/arc
Super clear picture, no delay or distortion
Good quality, video, and sound are great and it goes a very long distance

Best For Android: Highrock Remote Control Extender

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Compared with other extender in this category, the highrock remote control extender has a convenient design. This HIGHROCK IR Hidden Infrared Remote Extender Receiver Emitter Repeater System (with Power Adapter) works perfectly & flawlessly without any issues. It uses a small ir blaster to be mounted on the ir of the device. This unit does a great job routing IR relatively short distances but for room/room routing wireless units are often used. It works well, the transmitter part is only about 10 feet.

You can control your home theater device/components which are kept behind closet doors or in a closed cabinet by this ir repeater system kit. This one has its own power adapter and the other end just attaches to your receiver ir lense. It's just bright enough for you to see that it's on.

Why We Like This:

Remote signals are still instantaneous and reliable
New and hot release

Best For Set Top Box: V AV access Remote Control Extender

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V Av Access is known for creating pragmatic and minimalist extender for people on the go, and its line of v av access remote control extender definitely falls in line with that reputation. It is great to connect a laptop to a tv. It is easy to install, no software required, no need to setup anything, tx and rx connect automatically when they are in range, truly plug and play. Many different presenters will use this and allows flexibility and not having to stand in front of the room is a perk too.

The network jacks (miss-leadingly labelled "LAN") are provided so that a Cat5/6 cable can be used to provide a wired connection between the receiver and transmitter rather than a wireless connection. It will pair themselves when powered first time. It comes with an auto matching feature, the hdw100 will automatically search for the best channel and automatically jump to a new channel when the current wireless network signal is poor. It is a stand-alone HDMI extender.

Why We Like This:

Excellent for church and home entertaining
Preventing thunder strikes, it has superior surge/ esd protection
Through one wall, perfect connection and quick simple setup
Transmits 10m-50m (32ft-165ft) through an interior drywall or other obstructions, stable and reliable