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[AZSteve]

I thought I saw somewhere that it is not.  No use in buying it if it isn't.

I want to be able to control the living-room-situated cable box from a bedroom with the remote extender, as well as be able to use the cable box remote the normal way when in the living room.

[Dan Lawrence]

I thought I saw somewhere that it is not.  No use in buying it if it isn't.

I want to be able to control the living-room-situated cable box from a bedroom with the remote extender, as well as be able to use the cable box remote the normal way when in the living room.

I just checked the X10 Site and the Remote Extender should work.   I suspect the cable box's regular remote would continue to work as it does now.

[nybuck]

I use a wireless video sender with the built-in remote extender on my Scientific Atlanta cable box. 
It works fine for me.   

[Dan Lawrence]

I would presume that the Remote Extender will work with any manufactures cable box.

[Brian H]

Should as long as the cable box uses IR and not RF.
I have seen some that use RF so you can use them in other rooms.
Though if it worked in other rooms you would not need the extender. 

One point is the small pyramid shaped receiver has to be in line site of the cable boxes IR receiver.
The RX569 optional IR style emitter on a cable is not part of the kit and is an added item to purchase. If you want to hide the receiver maybe in a TV cabinet.
http://www.x10.com/automation/rx569_s.html