REMOTE CONTROLs on complex entertainment systems:
Had to laugh, on this one. Problems in my house were one thing, but now I've started to hear from other households, a problem that, basically, should really have been addressed before production release!
What I'm describing is a basic flub-up, in locating SOUND BARS right straight in front of...(You guessed it), ...right in front of the front-mounted IR detectors, that are responsible for operating your hand-held remote control.
Thus we witness a newer habit, of raising one's arm high, to 'point' the remote for some kind of response. I say 'complex' system as many modern setups, having the typical wide screen and various server boxes, (including Internet).
Seems fair to say, some loss of practical testing, maybe. But other 'buggy' bugs are present as well, in that button-layden remote.
I've noticed, as examples, the system can often get 'lost' (frozen), during fast forward actions; maybe something to do with loss of KEY frame, in the video decompression.
Also though, certain number keys have strange flakey behaviour; like Press 2 and no response for several seconds. OK so press again,
; now you get '22' all of a sudden. Doesn't seem like a hardware / button problem would do this, looks more like software (again, not fully tested, or they don't care!).
Thanks for reading!