A question for the guys out there...

[OhioBeachBum]

3 - TV, VCR, and Bose HE system (+ one each for tv's in bedrooms) - thankfully, I don't do cable or dish boxes or I'd have more.

Brother bought a fancy "universal" when he added a Sony ceiling mount HDTV projector to his "entertainment area". Last I heard, he was periodically spending a fair chunk of time reprograming it (using the 4 remotes it's supposed to "replace" ;-) ).

There's a plus to multiple remotes - I usually find some spare change in one of the couches or chairs while rummaging around for the appropriate remote.

 

[kathydwells]

what's that got to do with a fat maid

:rofl: For some reason that just cracked me up, GB!!!

 

[Mermaid]

oh, ktchris...I feel your pain! We have a room that I call the "Penis Room"....HUGE TV, pool table and about 300 hundred remote controls. I have never been able to learn how to turn that TV on!!! My daddy loves that HD...my husband is not in to TV that much, but man, PawPaw does that back and forth thing too...I just grin and say..."wow, that's quite a difference!"
I picked the control with the fewest buttons and had the Direct TV guy program it for me! Boys love their gadgets...watch out now!

I am so glad you said that Sueshore! I thought I was the only one in the world who couldn't figure out how to use the remote. I HAVE figured out how to turn the TV on and off but I'll NEVER figure out how to watch movies. It's too complicated for me! When my husband goes away on business, the kids have to do the VCR for their mother. They roll their eyes and wonder how they got such a technophobe for a parent.

 

[GraytonBound]

:rofl: For some reason that just cracked me up, GB!!!

glad i could help

 

[Miss Kitty]

I am so glad you said that Sueshore! I thought I was the only one in the world who couldn't figure out how to use the remote. I HAVE figured out how to turn the TV on and off but I'll NEVER figure out how to watch movies. It's too complicated for me! When my husband goes away on business, the kids have to do the VCR for their mother. They roll their eyes and wonder how they got such a technophobe for a parent.

Yes my friend...and my bike has two "gears"...stop and go! When I pick out anything, I get the one with the fewest dials, buttons, switches, computer chips, etc.!!!! Really simple...simply real!!!

 

[lollygal]

Unfortunately, I am the techno person in the family. I am the one who knows how to hook it all up and which controllers work. My other half has still not learned how to turn on the D**N TV, DVD or cable box without assistance from MOI! It drives me crazy! I mean he does get through the day without me, right? (On second thought, maybe not!)

 

[Beach Runner]

What's a remote control? Almost everytime we walk into our house at Seagrove, there's a missing one. How do guests lose our remote controls? I just don't get it.

 

[Smiling JOe]

What's a remote control? Almost everytime we walk into our house at Seagrove, there's a missing one. How do guests lose our remote controls? I just don't get it.

I think you should get your guests used to getting up to change the channels. I have seen people stir their coffee with remote controls. Just another item to lock in the owner's closet.

 

[Beach Runner]

I think you should get your guests used to getting up to change the channels. I have seen people stir their coffee with remote controls. Just another item to lock in the owner's closet.

It's sad to have to resort to that.

 

[Smiling JOe]

It's sad to have to resort to that.

I guess you could always superglue them to the sofa.