I imagine that there are companies which have one base remote for a whole series of televisions; so they can reuse the stock of remotes for old television models for new television models and vice versa. Either that, or you've got a remote for a different model of television, I've had that happen myself.
I'd take it a step further and set the satellite volume to a "fixed" mode so that it's not variable, then control the volume through the TV.If you think this is challenging, my folks have a verizon box, 5.1 receiver, DVD/VCR combo and satellite box. Keeping in mind that they like to tape and watch shows off the satellite receiver, that their TV doesn't have nearly enough inputs for those devices to work together, that occasionally they like to watch a DVD or two, and that there's no way in hell they would ever fork out the extra money for a DVR for either cable or satellite, find them a solution that would allow them to do all of the above. Answer below.A: Use the 5.1 receiver's video switching inputs to wire everything together, and buy a Logitech Harmony remote for $70 and program it for activities. Problem solved.
I'm so glad I live in an era where being sexist is funny, and not the late 70s/early 80s. Not that I always look down on women, usually I have to look over because they're in the kitchen making sandwiches.
I've never had a remote like that, but I imagine if you've already got one of the devices on, it won't work - I guess that the remote doesn't know the current state of the devices it's supposed to be controlling. So if the remote sent the command to turn two devices on, if one was already on then it would end up being turned off.
Closed AccountSep 3, 2009
Saw this forever ago
ddawgginSep 4, 2009
Thank you Harabeck.
ozkrSep 4, 2009
Yet they still managed to get the credit wrong: <a class="user" href="http://www.designinginteractions.com/chapters/4" rel="nofollow">http://www.designinginteractions.com/chapters/4</a>(this page even credits the guy who took the picture)
lukecoreSep 4, 2009
Indeed, I don't even know where our TV remote is but it doesn't matter!
Closed AccountSep 6, 2009
I imagine that there are companies which have one base remote for a whole series of televisions; so they can reuse the stock of remotes for old television models for new television models and vice versa. Either that, or you've got a remote for a different model of television, I've had that happen myself.
glitch82Sep 7, 2009
I'd take it a step further and set the satellite volume to a "fixed" mode so that it's not variable, then control the volume through the TV.If you think this is challenging, my folks have a verizon box, 5.1 receiver, DVD/VCR combo and satellite box. Keeping in mind that they like to tape and watch shows off the satellite receiver, that their TV doesn't have nearly enough inputs for those devices to work together, that occasionally they like to watch a DVD or two, and that there's no way in hell they would ever fork out the extra money for a DVR for either cable or satellite, find them a solution that would allow them to do all of the above. Answer below.A: Use the 5.1 receiver's video switching inputs to wire everything together, and buy a Logitech Harmony remote for $70 and program it for activities. Problem solved.
glitch82Sep 7, 2009
I'm so glad I live in an era where being sexist is funny, and not the late 70s/early 80s. Not that I always look down on women, usually I have to look over because they're in the kitchen making sandwiches.
glitch82Sep 7, 2009
Hey you kids, get out of my time line!
Closed AccountSep 14, 2009
Who needs to actually control their device, anyway.
Closed AccountSep 14, 2009
I've never had a remote like that, but I imagine if you've already got one of the devices on, it won't work - I guess that the remote doesn't know the current state of the devices it's supposed to be controlling. So if the remote sent the command to turn two devices on, if one was already on then it would end up being turned off.
relikborgSep 15, 2009
Pop the back of the remote off, and just disable all the other buttons.