On many modern televisions, there’s actually a secret menu that’s accessible ... Other times you have to hammer a certain button sequence into the remote control. Or maybe you just have ...

Ouch. Remove some of the settings and menu buttons, replace the touchscreen with actual buttons and cut the price to about $100 and you'd have the perfect remote. It can't be that hard.

This simple remote features a traditional button layout, with options for controlling volume, navigating the menu, or standard media controls. That familiar design is an approachable alternative ...

Finding the menu is easy, once you know how. But the Sky employee warns: "Follow these instructions successively, with no breaks between steps." First, press the Home button on your remote control.

A large part of what makes Amazon's Fire TV such an intuitive smart TV interface is the remote. Most TVs sold these days are smart TVs, and the remotes that ship with them can often be cluttered ...