controlling cable box hidden in cabinet - IR extender?

[an2one]

Hey everyone, I just bought the ikea besta entertainment unit and have all my a/v boxes hidden in the cabinets (cable box, dvd player, etc...). I would like to control the units without opening the cabinet doors all the time.
I thought it would be easy to find IR extenders/receivers but I am having a hard time. Does anyone have experience with controlling your cable box, dvd players inside a cabinet?

I found a few units, but people have reported issues with the SA 8300HD cable box since its a dual band. The best I could find was "Hot Link Pro". Anyone have experience with this unit?
http://www.hot-link.com/pages/products.cgi?mrchcatid=1&mrchid=2

Any other suggestions on a unit which can be used on the 8300 and a dvd player?

[r1lee]

yes and IR extender will work.

something like this, but don't buy the Monoprice one, it sucks. Mount this somewhere that is visible.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011009&p_id=8060&seq=1&format=2

Plug the 3.5mm jack in the back of the 8300 where it says IR. Picture below #9.
http://optimum.com/images/right_now/sa8300hd_back_lg.gif


What DVD model do you have? not all electronics support an IR input.


I have used both ways of controlling the 8300. But prefer the Harmony with the RF module which does the trick since it's totally in the wrong part of the room.