Cable TV Remotes With Keyboards (on the back)
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Staten Island, NY Posted: 4/9/2015 1:00:00 AM
Quick... What number is the Ovation Channel?
I've never tuned of it before, so if somebody said there was something playing right now on it, there's virtually no chance I could find the channel, much less the show.
The trouble is, most cable boxes still use remotes that were designed back when even 57 channels was considered excessive. I remember a scene from Toy Story where Rex was flipping through the channels and one of the toys said, "you missed it", and Rex kept going and said it was quicker to just keep going and find it when it comes around again. Today's modern cable boxes can have thousands of channels, so you can't just hit the plus and minus keys to find the channel you are looking for.
Wouldn't it be easier if you just typed in the name of the network, instead of the channel number?
So, instead of trying to memorize the number for every network, you could just flip over your remote and type MTV.
Taken one step further, what if you don't remember the name of the network, but you simply want to watch American Pickers... doesn't typing the name of the show make more sense than first remembering it's on History, then trying to remember what number that is?
Joe Crescenzi, Founder
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