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Re:Sony launches universal remote control with e-ink screen by supergeek133 on Tuesday February 16, 2016 @06:09PM (#11113860)
I understand, but were talking dollars on to an already likely expensive TV. Especially with the market that these remotes live in. Also, all those Z-wave/zigbee type devices are unique ID correct? Shouldn't be an issue with multiple copies.

I'm just thinking we could be so much better at controlling our TVs from a 'connected home' perspective.

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Re:Sony launches universal remote control with e-ink screen by rtkwe on Tuesday February 16, 2016 @07:12PM (#11114146)
It's also dollars with every replacement remote too and means basically every existing fancy remote would need to be replaced. Also if you tie TV to remote what happens when someone inevitably loses their remote?

There's definitely a lot that could be done to integrate TVs etc with connected home but moving everything to radio controlled has it's own small heartaches.

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Re:Sony launches universal remote control with e-ink screen by supergeek133 on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @12:57AM (#11115668)
Technology changes over, you can't use the fear of replacing old remotes as the reason not to do it. If that was the case we'd all still be using CRT monitors and VGA only.

Choice is just as good as stability. There is also no reason you can't do both.

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