NEW TV for elderly man …

yumzone

Im looking for some advice regarding an elderly friend of mine.

His current TV is about to die a death and im finding it so very difficult to find a tv for him that is as basic as his current one?  He’s currently getting free view through a digital Ariel??

He can just about the current remote control to:
Switch it on and off, 
Pick a channel and 
the Volume.

He cant figure out the tv guide section and gets all the numbers for the TV channels from the weekly ‘radio times’ he has delivered?

Does anyone have any ideas or advice ?

Thank you 

Vitor

You can get universal remote controls which have big buttons with just the essentials of on/off, volume and channel change -
Geemarc TV10 - Easy-to-use Universal Remote Control with 19 Programmable Buttons for Seniors - Requires Original Remote for Pairing - Works with Infrared: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

Freeview only TV without 'apps' and other smart features-
Cello ZBVD0223 32” HD Ready LED TV with built-in Freeview HD 3 x HDMI and USB 20 to record Live TV Easy to Setup Non-Smart TV Perfect for bedroom Made in the UK, Black : Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

elsien

Does it matter if it’s not as basic as the one he’s got now? As long as he can still set it up via the arial, change channels and turn the volume up and down, he can ignore everything else on the remote. 

Vitor

Old folks seem to find a way of mashing every button until they have a made the TV (or laptop, or thermostat, or whatever) unusable. 

Neil49

Start by looking at what Argos have and read the reviews. Many tv's have feet at either end of the screen. Is that OK or is a centre stand required.

You may have to go to the manufacturers website to see what the remote control is like. Too many small buttons would be a nightmare. 

Peter999_2

What is the current make and model of the TV he's got?     Maybe you can find a new one that is basically exactly the same.

EssexExile

Any new telly will probably do what he wants, he may need someone younger to set it up like an old one. My new LG was really annoying until I found that you can make it work more simply. 

UnsureAboutthis

elsien said:

Does it matter if it’s not as basic as the one he’s got now? As long as he can still set it up via the arial, change channels and turn the volume up and down, he can ignore everything else on the remote. 

Of course, it "matters", hence the thread
I am old, 60+ and for years every time we need to change our washing machine, tv, car
mobile phone etc etc - it is really hard to get a grip with the new controls

OP -  go to ebay and see if the same model or something close to this can be found.

elsien

60+ isn’t old. Not in my world anyway. 

And I am struggling to see how operating a washing machine is  any more difficult in getting out the instruction book and seeing what program relates to what.

just because there are more complicating settings on a TV, it doesn’t mean that they necessarily have to be set up and used. When I worked with people with learning disabilities we used to just colour code the relevant buttons on the remote and ignore the rest.

Grumpy_chap

I think the solution is to buy any TV that is the right size and then use with a DORO universal remote control.
https://www.doro.com/en-gb/shop/other-products/accessories/other-access/doro-handleeasy-321rc-a988dcd5/

p00hsticks

Grumpy_chap said:

I think the solution is to buy any TV that is the right size and then use with a DORO universal remote control.
https://www.doro.com/en-gb/shop/other-products/accessories/other-access/doro-handleeasy-321rc-a988dcd5/

The frustrating thing I've found with these simple controls is that the miss out the option that many elderly people need, which is to turn subtitles on and off.... If anyone knows of anything similar to the above but with this added button, I'd love to hear of it...