Why not use bluetooth? Pair your phone/remote with your TV, and no-one will be able to switch your channel. When you lose/replace it: pair your new device. Adaptable, future-proof, and hardly any development costs. Oh, and cheap..
Bluetooth would be the best possibility but then, you'd need a remote that had some type of flash memory that could be updated with new Bluetooth profiles to accomidate new devices.
Manufacturers adding these techniques and devices would also demand more for their products.
I doubt most manufacturers would do this because theey really want you to lose/break your remote and then have to order another.
the only problem with that is that it doesn't always work. I know i have had problems with blue tooth not working with phones, although i admit that may be because the phone companies disabled some of the bluetooth functions.
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Verbal_Kint @ Jun 13th 2008 7:56AM
Why not use bluetooth? Pair your phone/remote with your TV, and no-one will be able to switch your channel. When you lose/replace it: pair your new device. Adaptable, future-proof, and hardly any development costs. Oh, and cheap..
Flashpoint @ Jun 13th 2008 8:09AM
You beat me to it.
Bluetooth would be the best possibility but then, you'd need a remote that had some type of flash memory that could be updated with new Bluetooth profiles to accomidate new devices.
Manufacturers adding these techniques and devices would also demand more for their products.
I doubt most manufacturers would do this because theey really want you to lose/break your remote and then have to order another.
Ian @ Jun 13th 2008 1:24PM
the only problem with that is that it doesn't always work. I know i have had problems with blue tooth not working with phones, although i admit that may be because the phone companies disabled some of the bluetooth functions.