midnight Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 8 minutes ago, lupin_bebop said: ............Seriously? How the fuck do you lose a voice-activated remote? "Hey, Remote! The FUCK are you?!?" "Right here!" Yeah. Haven’t quite figured out all the features yet. But apparently, we got the “easy-to-lose” model, smart remote. We have Google Home too, and she’s a smart ass. And a pain in the ass. She’s helpful with math, but other than that, she sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 6 hours ago, midnight said: I’ll go you one better.... our remote is voice activated. Don’t even have to push a button. (Shows lazy fat ass out the door). 5 hours ago, lupin_bebop said: ............Seriously? How the fuck do you lose a voice-activated remote? "Hey, Remote! The FUCK are you?!?" "Right here!" it's voice activated? this could have saved all kinds of 'wtf'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 4 hours ago, discolemonade said: it's voice activated? this could have saved all kinds of 'wtf'. Well, you can control the tv by voice with the remote. I don’t think you can locate it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgamer Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Honestly, that seems like one of the first features that should've been added to a voice activated remote. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 1 minute ago, rpgamer said: Honestly, that seems like one of the first features that should've been added to a voice activated remote. I was just looking at the remote, and you actually have to push the voice activation button on the remote to use the voice feature. So I don’t think that would help in the event of losing it. I’ve never used the voice thing on it. All the apps are on the main screen of the tv, and we don’t really navigate beyond that point. Just click Netflix or Hulu. That’s about it. The last tv we had, the remote had about 50 buttons on it. This one only has about 5. We upgraded in a major way, and still trying to figure out all the bells and whistles. It was my fault. When unboxing the tv, you just want to hook it up and check the sound and picture quality. Damn reading a novel of an instruction guide. I’ll have to go read it now though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgamer Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 So, basically, the tv itself needs a "find remote" button that makes it beep or vibrate or whatever. But then remotes just gotta be designed with speakers or motors, which seem largely unnecessary. And having to get up to press the button seems like it defeats the point. Honestly, fancy modern tvs should (and maybe even do) just use an app or something on our ever present phones. Some older generation phones (Galaxy S4-ish era) came with IR blasters that allowed you to utilize universal remote apps, allowing you to control any tv (or any other device) anywhere you go. I always wanted to try that out at Best Buy or something. And in fact did use it sometimes at a few eateries that had tvs playing something I didn't want to listen to. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JehutyNinja Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 My wife does that too. The good thing is is that 9 times out of 10 she's pretty much sitting on it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 30 minutes ago, rpgamer said: So, basically, the tv itself needs a "find remote" button that makes it beep or vibrate or whatever. But then remotes just gotta be designed with speakers or motors, which seem largely unnecessary. And having to get up to press the button seems like it defeats the point. Honestly, fancy modern tvs should (and maybe even do) just use an app or something on our ever present phones. Some older generation phones (Galaxy S4-ish era) came with IR blasters that allowed you to utilize universal remote apps, allowing you to control any tv (or any other device) anywhere you go. I always wanted to try that out at Best Buy or something. And in fact did use it sometimes at a few eateries that had tvs playing something I didn't want to listen to. Yes. And I didn’t even think of that. I had an app for our last tv and could control it with my phone. I could also change the dish channels as well. I’m just glad disco found the damn remote. How it got where it was, we have no damn idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, JehutyNinja said: My wife does that too. The good thing is is that 9 times out of 10 she's pretty much sitting on it I was in another room, and disco had just gotten out of bed to get out of her pj’s and get dressed for the day, and the remote was sitting on the bed. An hour after this happened, she found it under a comforter set, under the bed. How the hell it got there, remains a mystery. I can rule out or toddler, as he was at his grandma’s house. No pets inside. No clue! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 57 minutes ago, midnight said: I was in another room, and disco had just gotten out of bed to get out of her pj’s and get dressed for the day, and the remote was sitting on the bed. An hour after this happened, she found it under a comforter set, under the bed. How the hell it got there, remains a mystery. I can rule out or toddler, as he was at his grandma’s house. No pets inside. No clue! underpants gnomes, steppin' up their game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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