In the past couple years Ive gotten my parents (Age: 60's Early 70's) a 50" Flat Screen, Polk Audio Soundbar w/ Sub, and recently convinced them to ditch Dish and get a Firestick.
The issue is, like most peoples parents whom are older, they arent the most savy with the latest tech + they start to slightly become more hard of hearing as they age. To compound these issues, the TV, Soundbar, & Firestick are all separate remotes. This is an annoyance to my dad (lol) who still uses a flip phone and can/will read texts but doesnt text back.
With all that being said, what would be the most simplistic approach? Im not opposed to just getting the TV and Soundbar back and buying them a whole new set-up.
Can remotes (Universal?) be programmed to other devices besides TV's?
Do set-ups exist where I could just buy a TV + Sound System together thats the same brand and therefore both devices are controlled by 1 remote?
Im a pretty tech savvy person, but I find myself not knowing much in terms of specifics when it comes to Home Theatre type topics.
Any help or opinions is appreciated! Thanks
The issue is, like most peoples parents whom are older, they arent the most savy with the latest tech + they start to slightly become more hard of hearing as they age. To compound these issues, the TV, Soundbar, & Firestick are all separate remotes. This is an annoyance to my dad (lol) who still uses a flip phone and can/will read texts but doesnt text back.
With all that being said, what would be the most simplistic approach? Im not opposed to just getting the TV and Soundbar back and buying them a whole new set-up.
Can remotes (Universal?) be programmed to other devices besides TV's?
Do set-ups exist where I could just buy a TV + Sound System together thats the same brand and therefore both devices are controlled by 1 remote?
Im a pretty tech savvy person, but I find myself not knowing much in terms of specifics when it comes to Home Theatre type topics.
Any help or opinions is appreciated! Thanks