Should we start a petition to get TV manufacturers to simplify remote controls for our televisions?
Watch this postIs it just me or are TV remote controls over complicated, especially for the older generation? My mother suffers from dementia, and really struggles with operating her TV. She has 2 controls; one for the TV operation, and the other for her set top Digital box, which she needs to be able to continue using her TV since the digital switchover. She struggles to comprehend how they both work together, and ends up unable to watch television because it is over complicated.
With our aging population, is it time for us to insist that TV manufactures give us a choice between very simple controls, with a limited number of buttons (on/off, volume, channel choice)??
What do you think?
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For example, I think that "smartphones" became big for three reasons: (1) They are simpler than computers, (2) Folks really like their portability, and (3) Folks really like that the devices themselves are NOT under the authority of their employers, even if their USE in the workplace is, which means that the devices can still be privately used during lunchtime and on breaks.
The solution to the problem is ultimately one of design. Manufacturers should balance a device's SIMPLICITY and RELIABILITY with the device's POWER or ABILITY, because simplicity and reliability are much, much more important for a happy life than most care to admit.
It controls my TV, Sky+ box and home entertainment centre. It was simple to programme the buttons to each unit and saves messing with multiple controllers