Hey this may seem like a trivial problem but I am sick of hitting
select after the channel # on my remote. Is this an issue with the TV
or is it a function of the remote??

Thanks A Lot

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Hey this may seem like a trivial problem but I am sick of hitting
select after the channel # on my remote. Is this an issue with the TV
or is it a function of the remote??

Thanks A Lot


Had a similar Sony input scenario. had to enter 002 for ch 2, 059
for ch 59, etc. Always needed 3 keys. have you tried that?

lee

writes:

Hey this may seem like a trivial problem but I am sick of hitting
select after the channel # on my remote. Is this an issue with the TV
or is it a function of the remote??

The TV and remote are designed for each other but
I'd say remote in this case.

I recently got a very nice flat panel TV but sent it back
because of the horrible design of the channel selection dialogs.
I just couldn't cope with about a dozen button pushes to add a
channel to the lineup.

I'm still searching for a new set.
I'd like to locate one with Guide Plus, but that feature
seems to have dropped off the edge of the earth.
It's surprising to me that these companies spend all this
money on loading up their sets with pixels and can't spring
for a few extra bucks for PIP and channel guides.

How much are you willing to pay every month for a
channel guide? Why should the TV manufacturer pick
up that expense?

Dan Espen wrote:

I'm still searching for a new set.
I'd like to locate one with Guide Plus, but that feature
seems to have dropped off the edge of the earth.
It's surprising to me that these companies spend all this
money on loading up their sets with pixels and can't spring
for a few extra bucks for PIP and channel guides.

lee houston wrote:

Hey this may seem like a trivial problem but I am sick of hitting
select after the channel # on my remote. Is this an issue with the TV
or is it a function of the remote??

I have two or three Sony TVs of various vintages. All of them do this,
and I consider it a crappy human factors design element that Sony should
have gotten rid of years ago. I doubt there is anything you can do
about it, though.

By contrast, I have an old Magnavox el cheapo set. To change channels,
I just hit the number buttons. After each button, the TV waits a moment
to see if I am going to hit any more buttons, and if I don't, it goes to
the selected channel. In other words, if I just hit "5", it goes to
channel 5. If I hit "5" and then "7", it goes to channel 57. Etc.

Why expensive Sony's can't do this, I'll never know.

Bill

wrote:
Hey this may seem like a trivial problem but I am sick of hitting
select after the channel # on my remote. Is this an issue with the TV
or is it a function of the remote??

Thanks A Lot

throw it in the trash, and buy a protron.

Bill Jeffrey wrote:
lee houston wrote:

Hey this may seem like a trivial problem but I am sick of hitting
select after the channel # on my remote. Is this an issue with the TV
or is it a function of the remote??

I have two or three Sony TVs of various vintages. All of them do this,
and I consider it a crappy human factors design element that Sony should
have gotten rid of years ago. I doubt there is anything you can do
about it, though.

By contrast, I have an old Magnavox el cheapo set. To change channels,
I just hit the number buttons. After each button, the TV waits a moment
to see if I am going to hit any more buttons, and if I don't, it goes to
the selected channel. In other words, if I just hit "5", it goes to
channel 5. If I hit "5" and then "7", it goes to channel 57. Etc.

Why expensive Sony's can't do this, I'll never know.

Bill

Yet another reason not to buy a Sony. Sonies are just overpriced pieces
of **** probably made by Orion.

Dan Espen wrote:
writes:


I'm still searching for a new set.
I'd like to locate one with Guide Plus, but that feature
seems to have dropped off the edge of the earth.

That's because people have things called cable boxes and satellite
receivers, retard.

It's surprising to me that these companies spend all this
money on loading up their sets with pixels and can't spring
for a few extra bucks for PIP and channel guides.

Because more pixels is what people want, retard. BTW, retard, who the
**** wants a little screen blocking a bigger screen anyways.

M Berger writes:

Dan Espen wrote:

I'm still searching for a new set.
I'd like to locate one with Guide Plus, but that feature
seems to have dropped off the edge of the earth.
It's surprising to me that these companies spend all this
money on loading up their sets with pixels and can't spring
for a few extra bucks for PIP and channel guides.

How much are you willing to pay every month for a
channel guide? Why should the TV manufacturer pick
up that expense?

I don't want to pay anything every month
and don't see why I should have to pay a monthly
charge for something that encourages me to watch
more television.

The TV manufacturer did pick up the expense.
The set I have now includes Guide Plus.
I don't know how much the manufacturer had to pay
the Guide Plus people.

I'm willing to spend $200 more up front for a set with that
feature, which, I recall was the difference between the
set I bought and similar sets without the feature.

Compared to the non-interactive TV Guide torture channel,
Guide Plus is worth every cent I paid for it.

"Malissa Baldwin" writes:

Dan Espen wrote:
writes:


I'm still searching for a new set.
I'd like to locate one with Guide Plus, but that feature
seems to have dropped off the edge of the earth.

That's because people have things called cable boxes and satellite
receivers, retard.

It's surprising to me that these companies spend all this
money on loading up their sets with pixels and can't spring
for a few extra bucks for PIP and channel guides.

Because more pixels is what people want, retard. BTW, retard, who the
**** wants a little screen blocking a bigger screen anyways.

Seems I insulted you.

I have no idea how (unless you are the person that designed
the TV Guide torture channel).

If you want to pay for a cable box you are welcome to
go ahead and do it.

Where I live we have large trees.
Even if I wanted satellite, it wouldn't be an option.

Who wants PIP?
I guess people that can't stand to watch commercials.

Do you always start off calling people you don't know
names?

Dan Espen wrote:

Do you always start off calling people you don't know
names?

He can't help it. It's the way his mother brought him up.

On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:28:31 -0500, Charlie Morgan wrote:

On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:31:28 -0700, Bill Jeffrey
wrote:

lee houston wrote:

Hey this may seem like a trivial problem but I am sick of hitting
select after the channel # on my remote. Is this an issue with the TV
or is it a function of the remote??

I have two or three Sony TVs of various vintages. All of them do this,
and I consider it a crappy human factors design element that Sony should
have gotten rid of years ago. I doubt there is anything you can do
about it, though.

By contrast, I have an old Magnavox el cheapo set. To change channels,
I just hit the number buttons. After each button, the TV waits a moment
to see if I am going to hit any more buttons, and if I don't, it goes to
the selected channel. In other words, if I just hit "5", it goes to
channel 5. If I hit "5" and then "7", it goes to channel 57. Etc.

Why expensive Sony's can't do this, I'll never know.

Bill

My Sony works just like your Magnavox. My previous SONY also worked
like that. I wonder if the OP has tried selecting a channel and
waiting a second or two to see what happens.

My Sony goes back to the original station after a while if I don't
press Enter.

My Zenith goes by what numbers I have entered, but takes quite a while
to be sure I'm not entering any other numbers.

And my my bedroom tv works perfectly, like Bill's Magnavox. I'll post
the brand of that later.



CWM

On 27 Dec 2006 09:40:36 -0800, "Malissa Baldwin"
wrote:


Dan Espen wrote:
writes:


I'm still searching for a new set.
I'd like to locate one with Guide Plus, but that feature
seems to have dropped off the edge of the earth.

That's because people have things called cable boxes and satellite
receivers, retard.

It's surprising to me that these companies spend all this
money on loading up their sets with pixels and can't spring
for a few extra bucks for PIP and channel guides.

Because more pixels is what people want, retard. BTW, retard, who the
**** wants a little screen blocking a bigger screen anyways.

At least we know why you were called Mal-issa and not Melissa.