Best remote for seniors to use with ROKU?
My elderly husband has difficulty seeing the small buttons on the remote that comes with our ROKU right now (The one with Netflix, Hulu, ESPN, and Sling buttons on the bottom.) Can anyone recommend ...
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As long as the Roku responds to IR commands, a Roku stick can only be control by RF roku remote, but console and roku TV's can be controlled via after market universal like the following:
Here's in comparison to roku remote:
I appreciate you including a picture with your suggestion. That remote does look bigger but it still might have too many buttons. I guess I need to find something with big buttons but simpler to operate? Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it. :)
Have been searching for the same. The ONLY semi-suitable remote I have found is for the Sony Bravia TV because it has some length to it, but still not ideal. It may not even work for Roku. 😞 Roku needs a larger remote as an option for consumers with disabilities as well as seniors.
My mom has a Roku Select 55 inch TV and a Roku Streambar that's connected to it. She uses a Roku Voice Remote, but what messes her up is the volume button on the side of the remote.
I wish Roku would make a remote with a large volume control on the front of the remote. I'm guessing this would sell great, because many people who are older buy the Roku TV because it's an easier smart tv environment and many kids are buying these TVs for their parents for the same reason.
I use the Philips Universal Remotes for operating various television brands in the house and some limited use with the Roku Ultra box. Just keep in mind that the Universal Remote probably won't operate all the functions/features of the Roku device. I did pair my Philips remote with the Roku Ultra with no problem as this remote had a streaming device button on it. I can see and use the larger buttons on that remote easier than the smaller Roku buttons. The features I can access are quite few in number and I did fail to pair with with the Roku Stick (it does not pair with the Stick, only with the Ultra). My own solution whether in a dimly lighted room or without my reading glasses is to learn the positions of the buttons, just like touch typing or playing the piano. Once I did that, no more issue!
Adding a code or teaching a universal remote to control a roku is not pairing, you can only pair a roku to wifi remote, which is the only type of remote roku sticks communicates with. Where an Ultra can accept IR commands which is only type of signal an aftermarket preprogrammed/learning remote will send.
I do freely admit sometimes I feel a bit out of sorts with the tech talk that goes on in these types of forums. I see my own contributions as a means ot navigate using their devices to the maximum benefit of it's own limits. By using either simple to use and inexpensive add-ons (i.e. On/Off Switches or Timers) o another approach to using a given product in another way not usually expected (back lit remotes or simply learning the positions of the buttons without looking at it)
To be honest, I am as far from high tech as you can get. I look it as a matter of Sematics. The military always say, "Results!" and that is what I present here and in the few other places I posted. All I know for sue it works for me-perhaps it will do the same for you!
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