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Topic # 222773 28-Aug-2017 10:31
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I'm looking for a big button universal remote for my grandfather to control his Sky and TV. I've seen a few on Amazon but nothing sold locally other than one from K-Mart and the last thread on here went unanswered but that was a few years ago so ... Has anyone got any suggestions?

 

 

 

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  Reply # 1854515 29-Aug-2017 07:56
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I bought one of the FLipper bib button remotes for a partners dad who had Parkinsons and he was able to use it for a while with all the tremors and shaking.  Pretty cheap and easy to program.  Never found anything local.



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  Reply # 1854517 29-Aug-2017 08:00
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Sweet thanks, that was one of the ones I was looking at also.

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  Reply # 1854946 29-Aug-2017 21:17
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I bought a One For All remote from ListeningPost.co.nz.
It's not really a big button remote but it's a nice simple design with power buttons for TV + sky box, channel up/down and volume up/down. It was easy to program.

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Joseph



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  Reply # 1855054 30-Aug-2017 07:11
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Thanks for your reply, I've already ordered a Flipper remote but will keep this in mind if it doesn't work out.

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