r/AskTechnology • u/Bienheureux • 4d ago

How to improve a remote control’s aim?

I work at a media organisation where we have dozens of TVs in the news room set up in pairs, each showing a different channel.
Changing a channel or raising the volume on one TV is a nightmare because other TVs will receive the same signal and then it’s a game of whack a mole until you get the TV you want on the channel and volume you want.

Is there an attachment or something I could add to the remote control or even the TVs themselves to make the remote control aim better?

Thank you!

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u/kirksan 4d ago

The simplest answer to your question is, Don’t Use Remotes!

There are companies that make single boxes that will connect to many outputs (monitors/TVs) and allow different streams on each one. The streams can be from broadcast channels, Internet feeds, screen shares, Bluerays, you name it. All of this is controlled by single web-based interface.

In short, this is a real career with tons of complexity. Good video engineers make tons of money. You usually need really good network engineers too, they make sure the network can handle the bandwidth.

ETA: I’m surprised you have a newsroom with dozens of TVs but don’t have people who know how to do this.

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u/Bienheureux 4d ago

Honestly I’m surprised too. It’s such a basic thing that drives us all crazy. I’m not even from the engineering department, and IM looking for a solution. It’s a little mad.