Universal Remote Control MRF-250 Reciever

Needed this hard to find component. Was concerned about used but the unit works perfectly.

THE UNIT WAS JUST AS IT WAS DESCRIBED. IT CAME AND I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE ITEM

I install audio/video equipment for a living and my suggestion is just to buy the MRF-300 or MRF-350 to start with. There are just too many interference problems inside an audio cabinet for the MRF-250 to work well in most applications. Cable boxes, dvrs, tivos, blueray DVDs and any product with a microprocessor or harddrive is likely to cause interference that will render the MRF-250 useless.Both the MRF-300 and the MRF-350 have separate antenna modules that allow you to mount the receiving module in an area not prone to interference. There is just not enough difference in the cost to warrant having to deal with the potential problems of the MRF-250.TNichols

I have two URC remotes (an MX-850 and an RF-20, which came packaged with this MRF-250 receiver), and love them both. That's why I figured I'd not have a problem with the MRF-20.Well, I was wrong. The reason I bought the device was so that I could install my electronic components (second HDTV installation, in my master bedroom) in a closet behind my HDTV screen and not have to run yet another cable through the wall to transmit the IR signal from a remote.The MRF system never worked. I tried everything. Finally I went and bought a lovely-but-expensive Niles Audio IR repeater system, installed it, and now everthing is working just fine.I intend to try to recoup something from URC, which is a notoriously difficult company to work with, especially when it comes to technical support services. I'll accept a replacement for the MRF and the IR flashers that come with it. I'll update this review if they comply.