Ignacio to Technology@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoThe buttons on Zenith’s original ‘clicker’ remote were a mechanical marvelwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1137cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.onlinetheandrocollection@lemm.eeretrotechnology@lemmy.catechnology@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1137external-linkThe buttons on Zenith’s original ‘clicker’ remote were a mechanical marvelwww.theverge.comIgnacio to Technology@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.onlinetheandrocollection@lemm.eeretrotechnology@lemmy.catechnology@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareProotjelinkfedilink3•1 year agoNever seen or heard from anyone using tape to mask their remotes. Is this really a thing?
minus-square@sawdustprophet@midwest.sociallinkfedilink1•1 year ago Never seen or heard from anyone using tape to mask their remotes. Is this really a thing? Not this exactly, but my grandparents had a guide taped to the backside of their remotes to make it easier to use. The tape strategy has some appeal, though, mainly in that I use maybe 5 buttons 95% of the time.
minus-square@nickajeglinlink1•1 year agoAfter trying to fix your grandparents tv over the phone a few times, it just makes sense to cover everything except power, volume, and channel.
Never seen or heard from anyone using tape to mask their remotes. Is this really a thing?
Not this exactly, but my grandparents had a guide taped to the backside of their remotes to make it easier to use.
The tape strategy has some appeal, though, mainly in that I use maybe 5 buttons 95% of the time.
After trying to fix your grandparents tv over the phone a few times, it just makes sense to cover everything except power, volume, and channel.