Remote Battery Compartment Poor Design
I have to say, whoever engineered the battery compartment is incompetent... The batteries cannot be removed by even the most "gothic" fingernails, without breaking them. The gap is too narrow to ev...
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scotty2541, I sometimes use the method of slapping the end of the remote against the palm of my hand to get the batteries to pop out on their own.
I can get them out with my fingers, but I did some testing, and all of the flat head screwdrivers that fell into the ranges that I would call small or medium, fit in there and could ease the batteries out. I think you'll find those are better for "prying" type operations like this. (More leverage and tougher.)
I usually just use the end of a popsicle stick ...
I don't have a inventory of popsicles. or sticks. or tongue depressors. 🙂
I just live with the anger that I can't do anything with the Roku while I have to go to the other side of the house to pry them out and replace them.
And wanted the Roku people to know how much I despise it, even though the device it good.
I made the mistake of trying to pry it out with the tab on the battery cover.
It broke.
Now the battery cover doesn't stay on. Way to go, designers...
