6.16.2010
Remote Farm
I've heard quite a few people saying that remote controls are just too confusing. Ha! They should try to get OUR living room set-up to work! We literally have five, yes, FIVE! remote controls that make the various black boxes do what they're supposed to do. From left to right, #1 controls the BluRay/DVD player; #2 is for the TV, but is usually only used to switch components; #3 is the all-holy DirecTV remote; #4 controls the PC that runs the audio software (written by Jim!) that controls the (duh) audio, and is used to control the system's volume; and last but not least, #5 is for the AppleTV. Wow... I guess this is what happens when you marry an audio-geek. I'm always pleasantly surprised when I want to watch something in the living room and I can actually make it all work right. But most of the time, when left to my own devices, I'm perfectly happy watching in our bedroom, which thankfully runs on just one remote. Oy!
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I think I have five or six in my office at home... I do like toys LOL...
ReplyDeleteLooks familiar!
ReplyDeleteI recognize the direct tv one! Looks like our house too! Great idea for a shoot!
ReplyDeleteUm, yeah. That would make me crazy! That's why I made my ex-husband install a universal remote for me. Pricey, but at least I can turn on the tv without having to worry that my lights are going to shut off! ;)
ReplyDeleteBoy, that looks like a Man Toy exhibit for sure! I'd have to label them; I have 3 and that's 2 too many...
ReplyDeleteI think I would be reading a lot of books lol!
ReplyDeleteWe have a bunch too, and I literally have no idea how to use them other than to turn the TV on or off. If I want to watch a DVD I have to have my husband put it in for me and tell me which button to push. I have no idea how to record anything. Luckily, I don't watch much TV...LOL!
ReplyDeleteYup, I feel your pain. I'm the only female in the house which equals lots of remotes. Great idea for a photo and blog!
ReplyDeleteI hear you with the remotes - we have four!
ReplyDeleteUm, yeah. I just counted ours. We have six, and this does NOT make me happy! Not that I even know which ones are equivalent to yours, but one additional one is the Roku player, which I sort of know what it does. Mostly I rant about these (and then am promptly ignored). Partly I rant because once I write out my cheat sheets, HE reroutes things and connection because he gets a Better Idea about Thing A starting up Thing B. I like cameras better :)
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