My 88 year old mom got caught by the Comcast digital switchover recently. Until now, she had basic+extended analog service, and there was no need for a STB. Since I'm a long time DirecTV customer, and haven't had cable in probably 20 years, I wasn't aware of the ramifications or solutions. Not knowing any better, I bought her a LG LED HDTV, thinking I could simply connect the cable to it (without a STB) and everything would be okay. After doing that, I found out that you really can't get by without some type of STB from Comcast. I got a DTA box from Comcast for her other (bedroom) analog TV, and that one is working fine now. The remote that came with the DTA is very simple, and she has no problem using it.
I decided to get the HD STB for the new TV to take advantage of the new LG TV. This is where the problem came in. The remote that came with the HD STB is a learning remote, and I got it to control the LG with no problem. However, there are way too many buttons on the remote, and the buttons are very small. She's very confused by the remote, mainly because it has about ten times as many buttons as she needs to use.
So does anyone know of a senior friendly remote that can learn how to control both the HD STB and the LG TV? A "perfect" remote would have a single on/off button that only turned on/off the TV. The volume up/down buttons would control the TV volume. The numbered buttons and the channel up/down would control the channels on the HD STB. No other buttons needed. Oversized buttons would be a plus. She shouldn't need to press a "component" button before pressing another button, e.g., she should be able to go from changing channels on the STB to changing the volume on the TV without having to press a "TV" button.
Thanks,
Ira
I decided to get the HD STB for the new TV to take advantage of the new LG TV. This is where the problem came in. The remote that came with the HD STB is a learning remote, and I got it to control the LG with no problem. However, there are way too many buttons on the remote, and the buttons are very small. She's very confused by the remote, mainly because it has about ten times as many buttons as she needs to use.
So does anyone know of a senior friendly remote that can learn how to control both the HD STB and the LG TV? A "perfect" remote would have a single on/off button that only turned on/off the TV. The volume up/down buttons would control the TV volume. The numbered buttons and the channel up/down would control the channels on the HD STB. No other buttons needed. Oversized buttons would be a plus. She shouldn't need to press a "component" button before pressing another button, e.g., she should be able to go from changing channels on the STB to changing the volume on the TV without having to press a "TV" button.
Thanks,
Ira