So you are saying that having a remote that is cheaper and will last longer than my LCD TV is likely to last, is more important than ease of use and speed?
Your point is identical to saying that the reason we didn't use ball-mice was because the arrow keys on the computer were more reliable... Only we did use ball mice, because even if someone had re-mapped arrow-keys with click buttons. The mouse is clearly better and worth it. The last remote I had with a rotary device still works fine and is nigh on 15 years old at this point, came with an old Panasonic VCR/TV combo which I still use to watch standard def programming like the Daily Show. If a 10 year old (me) couldn't destroy that remote.. I used to chew on it, toss it about the room, pretend it was a lightsaber. The only part about it that broke was the front plate protecting the LED. I glued it back on and it has been fine since. I can't say the same thing about the Westinghouse LCD HDTV I bought about a year and half ago. I can't see IT lasting 15 years. I'll reserve judgment on the new Philips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36646 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
