On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Udo Richter udo_richter@gmx.de wrote:
Those kind of remotes are cool but I wouldn't want one for daily use. I prefer direct access to many options with one button press, not going through menus on a remote screen.
From my experience, the keys I _really_ use, are:
(1) Core keys: 0-9, Up/Dn/Left/Right, Menu/Ok/Exit, Color keys, Power, Vol+/-
(2) Keys I often use: Timers, Recordings, EPG
(3) Nice to have, but not essential: Info, Play/Pause/Stop/Rec/Ffwd/Fbwd
(4) Rarely used: Mute, Ch+/-, Audio tracks, Subtitle tracks, Channel list
I can use (1) and (2) and some of (3) completely blind. Having them on some kind of touch screen is not an option.
I/we pretty much use the following daily: 0-9, up/down/left/right, ok/enter/exit, epg, recordings, timers, color keys, subtitle, play/pause/stop/ffw/rew, record, skip +/-... I also like to have a few keys available for macros.
I haven't found any remote that I felt was perfect. I'd love to design one with my own specific button layout but the cost to make a custom remote exceeds my willingness to pay for it so I've got a few that are good enough.