The remote to my tv is a pretty basic remote. It can change the channel, the volume, the settings, and the input of the tv. The thing that makes the design to this bad is the location of the buttons. There are three buttons that control the volume, up down and mute. This specific remote has the mute button on the top of the remote and the volume controls in the middle of the remote. Wouldn't it make sense to put all the volume controls in the same area. The remote does the same with the channel changing. The "last" button is next to the mute button but the up and down controls are next to the volume controls in the middle of the remote.
Another problem is the number buttons. The buttons are not normal square buttons, instead they are the shape of the number. This makes it more difficult because the 1 button is very skinny and the 8 button is much bigger. All the buttons should be the same size to make it easier to use.
One good aspect of the remote is that there is a little red light that goes on whenever any button is pushed. This is very good feedback, combining this with the physical feedback of pressing in a button makes it easy to tell when i have pressed a button.
I have a remote at home that has the same exact problem with the number buttons. It makes pressing the numbers a little awkward sometimes. I also did find it a little useful though because i could press the numbers without even looking at the remote. All i had to do was feel the buttons and i could tell what number it was by the shape of the button.
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