Keep It Simple Stupid
I was just saying the other day how bloody stupid it is now with cable, freeview, dvd, wii and everything, that to turn on the tv takes 3 remotes sometimes, fiddling with AV settings, and to change channel and adjust the volume can take a further scrabble around for two more. How many buttons do we really need ?? I said i wanted an iPhone Remote app where i can select the buttons i actually want to use and stick the others on the second page. Then anyone in the room can just grab their phone ( usually sitting obediently next us - day and night ) whenever the ads come on. If the old iPod can do everything it needs with one swivel thingy then surely you tv dudes could think about it. Or will it take Apple to design the whole tv for you as well?
Spotted this perfect image over at The Cosmonaut. He says his job is to ‘remove buttons’. I think in a way mine is too. Making complex stuff simple isn’t easy, but people will love you for it if you do it right :)
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Said, on November 19th, 2008 at 8:07 pm :
I recently switched all my remotes to a harmony 885. It has a lot of buttons but it does allow you to do multiple simple actions with the click of just one button (such as turning on the tv, switching to av, turning on your surround system and activating the dvd-player).
Said, on November 21st, 2008 at 2:09 pm :
it was so funny to check in here today and see this posted. just last weekend we had to do just this to my dad’s remote - with cardboard and duct tape. otherwise he was messing up his cable on a daily basis. i think there’s a need for a simple remote for the elderly, at the very least.