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by zamadatix 588 days ago
Is their problem the size (big buttons) or the UI complexity the buttons control (trying to navigate on Netflix is a PITA compared to hitting a preset channel button)?

On the former I had luck with one of those jumbo remotes that just has a few buttons (channel up/down, volume up/down, power, mute) and separately programming the TV to only have the channels they cared about in the list. When it came to smart apps it just became impossible to try to fix via the remote as the remote wasn't really the problem.

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It's the UI, especially for Netflix or other streaming apps. I want something that is totally foolproof. Just click and it starts.
This matches my experience. Sadly the way tech has evolved has made a lot of entertainment totally unaccessible for a lot folks. It needn't be that way. Seniors would be happy to just have a button thst played a netflix title randomly, but somehow that is unattainable.