[Mr K]

My freeview recorder has a remote, with a stop button, very advanced it is.... No monthly charge either...
Seems to me one of the main problems with the 360 is the remote. Not everyone wants (or can) talk to it. Also not sure about the claim that all the Tivo features are copyrighted e.g. rewinding a few secs after fast forwarding, like to see the patent for that.... Its like some autistic nerd in a bedroom has dreamt this up, with no concept of how people use TV boxes.

Saw this on the VM forums, which sums up the lack of forethought for all customers...

I am a 70 year old pensioner with arthritic hands. I find the remote very difficult to use because:

1. It is so thin and light I keep dropping it, the old remote fit in my hand and had some weight to stabilise it.

2 the buttons are so flat and close together I find it difficult to get the correct one, the old remote had nice raised buttons that were better spaced.

3 why do so many functions need looking for in menus instead of easily accessed from the remote? Eg, clear, stop, delete.

I imagine the answer, as ever, is cost. These l
remotes seem very cheap and cheerful but are not really suited to people like myself, who were probably not considered, only the bottom line.