Cables Unlimited USB1510 USB Acc, USB To Irda Adapter

Average customer rating: 4.0

Excellent Alternative for Polar connectivity
works well
Does what I bought it for
It Works!!!
Easy to setup, Easy to use

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Cables Unlimited USB1510 USB Acc, USB To Irda Adapter

Manufacturer: Cables Unlimited
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0006LSINO

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Computer Add-Ons

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Product Description

Add wireless capability to your desktop or laptop with this premium USB to Infrared adapter from Cables Unlimited. This plug and play adapter instantly allows a wireless connection with IRDA capable cell phones, PDAs, keyboards and printers allowing you to send and receive important information.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Alternative for Polar connectivity.......2007-06-06

I ordered this USB to IrDA for communication between my Polar RS800sd and my Windows XP SP2 computer. It works great and I have had no problems transfering data. This product is an excellent alternative to Polar's expensive USB to IrDA. Note that IrDA was super seeded by bluetooth etc, so these adapters for IrDA have become hard to find. That is why Polar can charge such a high price.

The official website of Cables Unlimited can be found by searching "Cables Unlimited". You can then search "USB IrDA" on their site to see all the technical information. Note the driver is also available on the web, so if you lose the disk you are still in business. Summary of the main features:
- Supports IrDA data rates to 4Mbps
- No power adapter. Runs off USB bus
- Compatible with IrDA 1.3, USB 1.1
- Plug and Play compatible
- Transmit distances to 1 meter
- 30 degree max transmit angle
- Comes with an additional short USB cable

I would recommend this product. I am not sure if the cheaper options on Amazon are any good, as some people have said they are a bit temperamental. Do these cheaper models work with Polars? Maybe someone could post a comment on this review if they have a cheaper option that works with Polar products.

This one has worked fine so far. It is true that the manual has poor English, but Windows can walk you through the installation with the usual Plug and Play installation. There is no need to worry about that aspect. Also, you should always plug the adapter into the _same_ USB port every time you use the adapter, this will prevent you having to falsely "reinstall" the driver. This is a Windows idiosyncrasy and has nothing to do with the IrDA adapter.

works well.......2007-05-12

works well, use it with my polar axn 500 w/o problems. set up is easy. why pay for polars when this is the same thing?

Does what I bought it for.......2007-04-23

I have a Nokia cell phone with a camera and an infrared interface. I downloaded free software from Nokia (called Nokia PC Suite), and now, with this simple Irda adapter, am able to get my laptop to manipulate the photos the cell phone takes and store a copy of the cell phone's address book.

It Works!!!.......2007-01-13

No problems here. Got it for my heart rate monitor and they communicate with no problems. Would have gave it 5 stars if it appeared more sturdy. Xp loaded it with no effort.

Easy to setup, Easy to use.......2007-01-11

Though I did find it a bit confusing to see other similar device drivers included in the cd, I was able to identify the correct one by looking at the data transfer speed.
then it was a breeze setting up the IRDA. The device was good at instantly recognizing my phone, and the transfer of pictures went really well. Then, when I started transferring some video, the limits were exposed.
I didnot find the transfer speed as mentioned. The device would drop connection in between transfer!
Guess it is something to do with the driver.
Anyway, I was able to transfer the video in my third attempt.
Considering the price, and the unavailability of such devices in store, I think it is ok.

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