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Hello, everyone - I'd like to buy my elderly aunt (91 years old) a new television, and I'll have it mounted on the wall near her bed. I've done the same for my mother, who is 94 and VERY ASTUTE. She has no problem at all navigating the menus in all these fancy-dancy new TVs, but my aunt is not as sharp! I'd love to find her a TV, no more than 42", that does not have lots of bells and whistles and complicated menus, and that she can simply click on and off with her remote control. She knows how to use the guide on her current cable-linked TV, and doesn't require a Smart TV. She only needs to access the basic networks and stations supplied by her cable company. Has anyone had to make such a selection recently? Thanks in advance!

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I had to duct tape my mothers remote, so she could only access the keys she needed. She was constantly messing the TV up, she was happy with that solution.
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I got my mom The Flipper remote. I was able to program her favorite channels.
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I agree with deleting channels because some services have an option of upgrading by simply pushing a button on the remote. This will naturally create a higher bill.

Elderly people can become confused by too many options and just start hitting buttons.
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worriedinCali Oct 2019
thats why you set up parental controls so that nothing can be changed without a pass code. Its easy to set up with digital cable. Comcast won’t allow you to upgrade just with the push of a button either, you have to know a passcode.
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Joann is spot on. It's not the TV but the remote that creates the issues. I can't tell you the problems my 92 y/o mother has with her remote provided by Comcast. She keeps changing the language to Spanish then calling to tell me there's no 'voice' on her TV (if she can figure out how to use the phone). We've figured out what she's doing; pressing a button NEXT to the arrow, but no matter how many times we tell her how to fix it, she cannot. We even left an index card with a simple instruction on it, PRESS THE "D" BUTTON IF THE VOICE GOES OFF. But nope, she doesn't get it. She loses the remote when it IS working, and gets frustrated in general all the time. There will come a time where the tv will have to go, along with the phone. It is what it is.

Hope you find a simple remote for your Aunt!
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When shopping ask these questions. If she has cable and basic stations, then there are remotes that have up and down keys for channel changing and volume. On and off switch. Very simple but you need to ask if this type of remote can be used with the TV u get. Not sure how TVs work now but you used to have the option of deleting stations you didn't need. Leaving just the ones u want to watch. Would make "surfing" so much easier.
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worriedinCali Oct 2019
We are in the ages of digital cable and streaming services now. Gone are the days of TV tuner boxes. Most cable providers don’t let you delete channels but you can set up a favorite channels list.
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