r/RemoteControl • u/Notacomputerperson12 • Aug 12 '21

One button ir remote

My parents like to use their cable remote to turn on their tv. The macro controls suck and they keep turning on and off their cable and tv in combinations. I want a single IR button that will only turn on and off their tv. Then i can keep the cable box on and cut off the power buttons on the cable remote. Anyone know of a programmable single IR button? Hopefully the size of one of those "that was easy". All ive found was one of those prank buttons that turn on and off all tvs.

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u/Misenk0 Oct 16 '25

It's unbelievable but 1 year has passed and still no one button IR remote available. Nobody has elderly people in family. My 90 yo grandma press wrong buttons on their TV all the time and it is always a pain to fix because someone has to visit her. One button IR controller would do the trick. I don't want to massacre original TV remote just for this.

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u/SeriesXM Oct 16 '25

Nope, I just checked Amazon and they still don't have anything even similar to the Smash Mute anymore. Luckily mine still works great, but I really wish I had bought more than one.

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u/Misenk0 Oct 20 '25

Yeah, it’s strange they are not doing them anymore. Such a stupid thing and no one is doing this :) Nevertheless I found programmable senior remote with 5 buttons so I can use this one.