[mythtv-users] RANT: MythTV has a *horrible* end user experience.

[Rich West]

Jean-Yves Avenard wrote:
> Hi
>
> On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 9:33 PM, Ben Firshman <ben at firshman.co.uk> wrote:
>   
>>  > Any controls that require pushing number keys on the remote for
>>  > operations should not be allowed.  There's no reason all menus
>>  > shouldn't be operable with, "up", "down", "left", "right", "ok", and
>>  > "cancel" buttons.  Everything needs to be onscreen and easily
>>  > learned.  Optional shortcut keys are fine, of course.
>>     
>
> One of my pet hate is that there are so many options in Myth that you
> can only access through the keyboard. There are so many options that
> it's impossible to get a universal remote control and get all the
> useful options on the remote.


<shameless_plug> Check out a OneForAll Remote.. They rock!  I finally 
broke down and got them for all of the TV's in the house rather than 
attempting to utilize the 'universal remotes' that came with the TV's 
themselves.. Life has been a LOT better. </shameless_plug>

-Rich