norfbech
Established Member
Hi all.
My mother is in the early stages of dementia sadly (on top of this awful year).
She was quite active on her iMac until relatively recently but now technology is a definite no no.
However, she loves her TV but it's a tad old and small. The 32" is tiny from where she is sitting so thinking maybe 42" (45" tops?) would be better. Probably make her month when she sees a new big tv (just as it would me to be fair...).
However, at the moment she literally turns it on via standby and it's on either BBC1, 2, ITV, CH4 or Ch5 and she can click up/down or press 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 on the remote to find the channel (she often goes off piste and ventures into those NCSI level channels...).
Are there any TV's you can do this with still without getting lost (for her) in a rabbit hole of Smart Features? Other than that, is there (yet) an option to dial in a 'take over' someones set like Team Views on computers?
Her current set is (at least) 15 years old and is a Samsung - perhaps sticking to Samsung won't throw her too far off.
Presumably it's going to be easier to stick on the SD channels only (she's using Freeview only).
If I have a reference to the remote control I can usually walk her through getting back to the TV source (she sometimes presses AV source and ends up down her own rabbit hole).
Unfortunately we live quite a distance from her. A recent brain scan suggested she has early onset dementia but it it's stable at the early stages.
Otherwise maybe just pick up a dedicated remote after the TV has been purchased (still, the TV need to have straightforward UI).
Thanks.
My mother is in the early stages of dementia sadly (on top of this awful year).
She was quite active on her iMac until relatively recently but now technology is a definite no no.
However, she loves her TV but it's a tad old and small. The 32" is tiny from where she is sitting so thinking maybe 42" (45" tops?) would be better. Probably make her month when she sees a new big tv (just as it would me to be fair...).
However, at the moment she literally turns it on via standby and it's on either BBC1, 2, ITV, CH4 or Ch5 and she can click up/down or press 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 on the remote to find the channel (she often goes off piste and ventures into those NCSI level channels...).
Are there any TV's you can do this with still without getting lost (for her) in a rabbit hole of Smart Features? Other than that, is there (yet) an option to dial in a 'take over' someones set like Team Views on computers?
Her current set is (at least) 15 years old and is a Samsung - perhaps sticking to Samsung won't throw her too far off.
Presumably it's going to be easier to stick on the SD channels only (she's using Freeview only).
If I have a reference to the remote control I can usually walk her through getting back to the TV source (she sometimes presses AV source and ends up down her own rabbit hole).
Unfortunately we live quite a distance from her. A recent brain scan suggested she has early onset dementia but it it's stable at the early stages.
Otherwise maybe just pick up a dedicated remote after the TV has been purchased (still, the TV need to have straightforward UI).
Thanks.