{"id":32926,"date":"2013-03-27T03:14:27","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T09:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/27\/remotely-interested.html"},"modified":"2013-03-27T03:14:27","modified_gmt":"2013-03-27T09:14:27","slug":"remotely-interested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/27\/remotely-interested.html","title":{"rendered":"Remotely Interested"},"content":{"rendered":"
This article is a bit of a mess, since the main interface issues it complains about are are largely regarding the on-screen<\/i> interface — driven, to be sure, by the simple push-button remote, but still a matter of the cable box and the screens it throws up.<\/p>\n

I suspect some sort of tablet-based remote (or remote app for one's tablet) is \u00a0the inevitable answer. It seems wasteful today, based on current tablet costs and technologies, but I'd expect within 5-10 years that it will be the normal way of things. \u00a0And then we can solve, to my mind, the real<\/i> problem with remotes — dedicated functionality on individual buttons tied to particular manufacturer\/model capabilities, defying a true "universal" dumb remote (which is why we have four or five of them on our coffee table).<\/p>\n

(By coincidence, before we left Jackie at the house to watch over things, I spent an hour or so writing up instruction for her on what remotes to use and what sequence of equipment buttons and options to watch the TV, a disc, etc. So this is a painfully familiar conversation.)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Why Are TV Remotes So Terrible? : NPR<\/a>
\n While the quality of TVs and technology seems to be at an all-time high, the devices we use to access the living room screen are as confusing as ever. But tablets and apps offer hope of simplifying th…\n <\/p>\n

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This article is a bit of a mess, since the main interface issues it complains about are are largely regarding the on-screen interface — driven, to be sure, by the simple push-button remote, but still a matter of the cable box and the screens it throws up. 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