2 May, 2006

Difference, please

I have a Hitachi DVD player connected to my TV.  My digital TV tuner is also made by Hitachi.  Each has a remote control handset.
Fine so far, but there's a problem: the handsets have near-identical layouts.  In a darkened room – such as when I'm watching TV or a DVD – they're indistinguishable, and I find myself ejecting a DVD to change channel, or raising the volume to fast-forward.

It's not a big deal, but it's such a pointless design flaw.