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299792458ms ,

Yoooo, that is sick. I need it for my grandma.

pineapplelover ,

I need to 3d print this type of thing

nicerdicer ,

Neat.

The thing that bothers me whenever I see a TV remote is that there doesn’t seem to be a remote control with illuminated keys, like on a computer keyboard. That way you can see the buttons even under dim lit conditions. Also, why aren’t there any remotes with a built-in battery that could be charged like a smartphone?

I don’t own a TV, but I know that back in the days of bulky CRT TV’s there were some remotes that could be iluminated. White LEDs weren’t a thing back then, so they used incandescent lamps which drained the 9V battery fast.

Why aren’t back llit and rechargeable TV remotes a thing today, especially because white LED’s and batteries are quite efficient today?

Palerider ,
@Palerider@feddit.uk avatar

We have a TV remote with a solar panel on the back… Turn it over and let it recharge.

ayyy ,

The box Comcast sent me that I never asked for had all the features you asked for.

todd_bonzalez ,
@todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee avatar

Didn’t this used to be common? One button glows in the dark, and if you push it a few seconds of backlight illuminate the rest of the buttons?

I swear half the remotes when I was a kid did this.

absentbird ,
@absentbird@lemm.ee avatar

Roku has a rechargeable backlit remote with remappable buttons. It’s called something like ‘remote pro’

friend_of_satan ,

I would love to have this for my smart tv remote that has dedicated buttons for subscription services I will never pay for. /me heads to thingiverse to search

EnragedKnight117 ,

Install a button remapper You can disable the buttons, or reuse them for custom actions :P

tun ,

Does the clip to remove the cover has label “sudo”?

nekusoul ,
@nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de avatar

Ok, now I kind of want this. I only have my PC connected to the TV, so I only need the power button, volume controls, settings and the D-Pad. A specialized cover would make hitting the right buttons in the dark much easier and also remove the ads disguised as buttons.

FiskFisk33 ,

I figured out my tv starts on the last used channel if it receives power after a power cut. All I need to control it is a smart plug

NuXCOM_90Percent ,

That… is a really shitty meme that misses the point?

If you actually look at what the overlay exposes, the User still has the ability to pick specific channels, control volume, power, etc. All they really lose are the DVR (good example) and all of the user friendly stuff related to tv guides and the like (bad example).

I assume this is just AI engagement farming bullshit that someone fell for and posted to lemmy but… I would actually say it would make more sense if the overlay were almost inverted.

Mango ,

Raise your hand if you own your phone!

Then say if you raised your hand because we can’t see you.

possiblylinux127 ,

We need a rootless linux distro

cm0002 ,

BLASPHEMY!

Petter1 ,

ChromeOS? And MacOS? (If UNIX is good enough)

possiblylinux127 ,

No Linux with libre components. No having root would make a immutable distro actually immutable. You could just give permissions to daemons that the user could connect to

scottmeme ,

Boomer mode

RiQuY ,

2 on/off buttons?

AreaKode ,

The left one is labeled TV. The right one is probably for the DVR.

DrBob ,
@DrBob@lemmy.ca avatar

Don’t make me tap the overlay.

0x4E4F OP , (edited )
@0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works avatar

One is for all, the other is just the TV. It’s probably a remote for a smart box or something, you can program some of the TVs commands on them, like on/of, input switching, etc… so you don’t have to juggle with 2 remotes in your hand.

Telodzrum ,

Doesn’t CEC fix all of the issues requiring multiple power buttons?

Beacon ,

Cec?

Telodzrum ,

en.wikipedia.org/…/Consumer_Electronics_Control

I haven’t had more than one remote or power button for almost a decade now.

ilinamorato ,

iirc, that’s the protocol that lets a connected device turn a display on via HDMI.

cm0002 ,

On paper, but it’s pretty hit or miss IME on its implementations

Petter1 , (edited )

I want to play switch and turn it on using a controller, CEC turns TV and switch screen is on, then the turning on TV triggers CEC that wakes up Apple TV, which in turn starts sending video over HDMI, making TV show Apple TV screen 🥴

I have no TV remote (only use it in dump mode for AppleTV which is controlled using siri remote) and turning off apple TV turns TV and Switch off.

My solution: Shortly undock switch so it’s hdmi get excited and TV switches input to Nintendo switch

It is just so wonky, lol

the_artic_one , (edited )

I have the same issue with my switch, I usually mash the button for its port on my receiver remote until the other devices give up but about 10% of the time that refuses to work and I have to redock.

Natanael ,

Not everything is hooked up to that

jqubed ,
@jqubed@lemmy.world avatar

If the TV supports it. I haven’t come across many in the wild that really use it, or at least situations where a TV and device both work well with the protocol.

IsThisAnAI , (edited )

What crack are you on? Not widely supported?

You’d be better off at listing the models and devices that don’t support CEC.

NuXCOM_90Percent , (edited )

CEC is pretty amazing for any relatively modern device (console, blu ray player, etc) in a “normal” setup.

The main problems are if you are a bit of a “power user” and have a receiver or something (although I have also heard issues with soundbars) with it not always being clear what audio outputs will be used. And as consoles become more and more glorified computers you can run into issues where a simple workflow like:

  1. Start xbox
  2. Start download of big game for later
  3. Go back to “TV” to watch youtube

Results in the xbox shutting down and not actually downloading the game.

As a “power user” I just got a sofabaton (Just as mediocre and finicky as a Harmony but you won’t have forgotten that because your config is a decade old). but I keep telling myself that I should futz with my nvidia shield to see if I can use my receiver’s remote for everything instead.

jqubed ,
@jqubed@lemmy.world avatar

Yes it’s for a cable box/DVR. The Spectrum logo is for Spectrum cable, the brand that resulted from the Charter Communications purchase of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks.

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