There was once a television, that had a remote.
The television was semi-useless on its own, so a VCR joined it, along with its own remote.
Tape playing VCRs are no longer the commonly used movie viewing format, so along came the DVD player, of course, with its own remote.
DVDs are much better in surround sound, so along came the stereo, also with its own remote.
Welcome to the basic entertainment center: television + VCR + DVD + stereo + 4 remotes.
Being multi-functional, the 4 remotes have buttons for other functions besides their designated partner:
- The television remote also has VCR control functions.
- The VCR remote also has television control functions.
- The DVD remote also has television control functions.
- The stereo remote is a rebel and has controls functions for only the stereo.
With the possible combinations, and taking into consideration the usage of each component of the basic entertainment center, one could safely say at least 1 remote or maybe even 2, can be eliminated. Unfortunately, besides the 3 little television control buttons found on the DVD remote (power, volume and channel surf) the second series of functions on the remotes are not compatible... With anything. This means there are 4 basic entertainment center components and 4 designated remotes with additional functionless functions... Creating remote chaos in the livingroom.
1 month ago
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But that was the whole point of my message... Remotes still don't always work, even if they are made to be compatible with other devices... Even the universal remotes :P
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