I found one possibility for my answer.

Smarthome.com has a single or twin emitter for 5.99 and $15.99 respectively. Only problem is that shipping is almost $5. Heck, I guess that's ok. So for $10 plus like $16 for a recoton optical cable from Best Buy, I can move my DVD player off of the receiver (I still think there is good clearance, but anyway) and still get IR signal to the components with my remote extender system.