▲ 241 ▼ Osk‽ Pfffft (suppo.fi) submitted 4 months ago by cm0002@suppo.fi to c/memes@sopuli.xyz 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mimavox@piefed.social 17 points 4 months ago (2 children) Wait, there are T9 remotes?? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] adj16@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) I think it’s a joke but this would be a real game changer if so permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cm0002@suppo.fi [S] 1 point 4 months ago Lol they actually do make "universal" remotes with oodles of buttons that work with all the standard streaming boxes I picked up a used Sony TV (Android TV) and the standard remote is what you'd expect, but it didn't come with it so I decided to see if there was one with buttons I could buy instead when I was looking for it's replacement Imagine my surprise when there was lmao I also saw some for Rokus and firetvs permalink fedilink source parent [–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) A long long time ago, cable tv remotes had over 50 buttons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) I haven't had a TV in like 15 years, what do they look like nowadays? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) A lot less buttons; this here is a generic smart TV remote. A lot of streaming boxes have the bare minimum. It'd be disingenuous to say all remotes are like that, here's a newer looking one with many buttons. A major "feature" of most new remotes are dedicated buttons to various streaming services, Netflix, Disney, Prime, etc. And here's a pile of old remotes I found while looking for the first two pictures. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Yeah the first one makes me think that it's at most for speakers. Weird. Thanks for teh information. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] adj16@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) I think it’s a joke but this would be a real game changer if so permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cm0002@suppo.fi [S] 1 point 4 months ago Lol they actually do make "universal" remotes with oodles of buttons that work with all the standard streaming boxes I picked up a used Sony TV (Android TV) and the standard remote is what you'd expect, but it didn't come with it so I decided to see if there was one with buttons I could buy instead when I was looking for it's replacement Imagine my surprise when there was lmao I also saw some for Rokus and firetvs permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cm0002@suppo.fi [S] 1 point 4 months ago Lol they actually do make "universal" remotes with oodles of buttons that work with all the standard streaming boxes I picked up a used Sony TV (Android TV) and the standard remote is what you'd expect, but it didn't come with it so I decided to see if there was one with buttons I could buy instead when I was looking for it's replacement Imagine my surprise when there was lmao I also saw some for Rokus and firetvs permalink fedilink source parent
[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) A long long time ago, cable tv remotes had over 50 buttons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) I haven't had a TV in like 15 years, what do they look like nowadays? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) A lot less buttons; this here is a generic smart TV remote. A lot of streaming boxes have the bare minimum. It'd be disingenuous to say all remotes are like that, here's a newer looking one with many buttons. A major "feature" of most new remotes are dedicated buttons to various streaming services, Netflix, Disney, Prime, etc. And here's a pile of old remotes I found while looking for the first two pictures. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Yeah the first one makes me think that it's at most for speakers. Weird. Thanks for teh information. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) I haven't had a TV in like 15 years, what do they look like nowadays? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) A lot less buttons; this here is a generic smart TV remote. A lot of streaming boxes have the bare minimum. It'd be disingenuous to say all remotes are like that, here's a newer looking one with many buttons. A major "feature" of most new remotes are dedicated buttons to various streaming services, Netflix, Disney, Prime, etc. And here's a pile of old remotes I found while looking for the first two pictures. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Yeah the first one makes me think that it's at most for speakers. Weird. Thanks for teh information. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) A lot less buttons; this here is a generic smart TV remote. A lot of streaming boxes have the bare minimum. It'd be disingenuous to say all remotes are like that, here's a newer looking one with many buttons. A major "feature" of most new remotes are dedicated buttons to various streaming services, Netflix, Disney, Prime, etc. And here's a pile of old remotes I found while looking for the first two pictures. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Yeah the first one makes me think that it's at most for speakers. Weird. Thanks for teh information. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Yeah the first one makes me think that it's at most for speakers. Weird. Thanks for teh information. permalink fedilink source parent
