Remote controls to have Netflix capability built in.

[Big Cuddly Bear]

http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/netflix-buttons-coming-to-remote-controls/


excerpt:

Netflix is partnering with a broad range of consumer electronics manufacturers to put "Netflix" buttons on Blu-ray players, Internet TVs, and other gizmos.

Netflix might have launched its business sending DVDs through the postal service, but in more recent times the company has been living up to its name by building a subscription-based streaming video service—and partnering with a wide range of device manufacturers to get Netflix clients built in to their devices. Now, that partnership is moving to another level, with Netflix announcing that several major consumer electronics manufacturers are going to be putting dedicated Netflix buttons on remote controls for things like Blu-ray players, Internet TVs, and other devices that bring Internet media to televisions. The move is significant, since it means device manufacturers have enough faith in Netflix to alter their hardware to provide convenient access to the service—which, of course, is only available to subscribers. Although we’re betting non-subscribers pressing a tantalizing Netflix button will be treated to a nice sales pitch.

 

[bicker]

Eventually, we'll need yet-even-bigger remotes, so that Hulu, Amazon, Vudu, and all the rest can have their own buttons.

 

[LisaR]

Eventually, we'll need yet-even-bigger remotes, so that Hulu, Amazon, Vudu, and all the rest can have their own buttons.

Most electronic devices are getting smaller and smaller (cell phones, net books, iPods, etc) yet the remote is one of the few items that is going to get bigger. Pretty soon, the remotes are going to be bigger than some of the smaller sized TV's.

 

[Big Cuddly Bear]

Most electronic devices are getting smaller and smaller (cell phones, net books, iPods, etc) yet the remote is one of the few items that is going to get bigger. Pretty soon, the remotes are going to be bigger than some of the smaller sized TV's.

Ok, this is funny, in a way... my mom has a remote that is LITERALLY 6' wide by about 14' tall.... why? Because she loses her remote all the time and figured if it was huge, she might be able to find it.

How she can lose a remote in a no bedroom apartment is beyond me. The whole apartment is no bigger than a hotel room.

 

[ChrisFL]

Our smartphones will be our remotes soon enough (it's already started)

 

[rascalmom]

What, there's not an App for that?? If there's not, there surely will be soon. And fine by me - I can most always find my phone.....but not always the remote.

And Big Cuddly Bear - I must say I am impressed with your mom's 6 foot by 14 foot remote. A 6" by 14" would be impressive, but WOW!