I know a universal remote can solve a lot of these problems, but they never seem to solve them as eloquently as I might like. It seems as our TV setups have gotten better, they’ve also gotten frustratingly more complicated. I’m not sure the tradeoff was completely worthwhile.
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TOM: Hey man, let's watch a movie.
RICK: Cool, let me turn the TV on first.
RICK: And now the audio receiver. Oh yeah, and switch the input. Now I need to adjust the volume. And switch the video settings over to movie mode. And turn on the Blu-ray player.
RICK: Alright, ready to watch a flick?
TOM: Nah, I'm tired and going to bed.
RICK: Cool, let me turn the TV on first.
RICK: And now the audio receiver. Oh yeah, and switch the input. Now I need to adjust the volume. And switch the video settings over to movie mode. And turn on the Blu-ray player.
RICK: Alright, ready to watch a flick?
TOM: Nah, I'm tired and going to bed.