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Re:LG Smart TVs log USB filenames and viewing info to LG ser... by PeterisP on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @04:56PM (#6764796)
That is a good point - there can be a good middle ground that's much less complicated than the current 'standard' remotes, but not so extreme as the Apple remote shown above.

On that note, I somehow recall seeing TVs shipped with 2 remotes - the 'full one' and a simple one like you describe, with the expectation that people will choose which they prefer, and members of the same family might have opposite preferences.

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Re:LG Smart TVs log USB filenames and viewing info to LG ser... by Pxtl on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @05:04PM (#6764832)
Well, part of the difference is that the Apple TV device isn't going to be changing channels, so it doesn't need the whole list of buttons I just mentioned related to channel-surfing. It's basically just the Guide without the numbers. So we're down to just pure menu-nav and the volume-control.

So really, the Apple TV remote isn't that extreme. It's just a remote for an Apple TV set-top box and not a television.

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