Yeah, ours still has one. In fact, two, although one is more of a circular d-pad. I think I must've used it at least once.
Television button issue
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Yeah, my post was in jest. My TV still has "buttons" too, but nothing really meaningful. A couple of ones on the back of it, maybe a dongle/d-pad or something to turn the TV off with or navigate the on screen menus. Not sure as I've never used it. Certainly not like the buttons on the TVs we had on the good ol' days! I remember having a TV with a keypad on that was cable-ready so you type-in the station numbers.
Boy do I feel old now. They're just a lot smaller. I remember number buttons on tv's. Man I miss my old Zenith. Lasted 12 years. Was a work horse
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You feel old? Jeez, I remember when TVs had no buttons at all, just knobs, and the remote control was the kid that you made get up and go turn the channel.
Young whippersnappers.
GET OFF MY LAWN!
I remember rotating switches & dials.
You feel old? Jeez, I remember when TVs had no buttons at all, just knobs, and the remote control was the kid that you made get up and go turn the channel.
Young whippersnappers.
GET OFF MY LAWN!
Yea my aunt had a tv like that. I remember watching tv on it. Pretty solid one too.
In the 80's, we had a Sony TV with buttons. Can't remember if it also had a remote, but I don't think it did. But my Dad had made a contraption so that he could turn it on and change channels from the couch. It was a wooden frame that would latch onto the frame of the TV, with arms that would pivot and apply pressure to the buttons on the TV, manipulated with string tension. So, if he wanted to turn on the TV for instance, he'd pull on a string. Pulling it a different way would the press the channel cycle button. It was very redneck of him... I can remember my Mom not being very keen on it.
I can remember my Mom not being very keen on it.
In the 80's, we had a Sony TV with buttons. Can't remember if it also had a remote, but I don't think it did. But my Dad had made a contraption so that he could turn it on and change channels from the couch. It was a wooden frame that would latch onto the frame of the TV, with arms that would pivot and apply pressure to the buttons on the TV, manipulated with string tension. So, if he wanted to turn on the TV for instance, he'd pull on a string. Pulling it a different way would the press the channel cycle button. It was very redneck of him...
Your Dad was Rube Goldberg?
[Cartman]sweeeeet[/Cartman]
I only wish! 
Nah, he's always been somewhat of a tinkerer, always inventing things.
Nah, he's always been somewhat of a tinkerer, always inventing things.Similar threads
