I'm with you on the Power On button (when on the Activity selection screen). The current functionality makes no sense whatsoever. I would prefer that you be able to assign a macro to the Power On button. I would use it to implement a "Master" power on function that would turn on the TV and AV Receiver with the appropriate delay. It would also leave you on the Activity selection screen. BTW, I also have a Samsung DLP with a very long power on delay and have not really found a way to deal with it properly.
Jay
On February 14, 2008 at 13:12, smg669 said...
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Second, the Power On button is completely FUBARed. As
far as I can tell, the current functionality of the "ON"
hard button is to execute the Activity Macro that is currently
assigned to the upper-left LCD button of the Activities
page.
This is completely counterintuitive. From a usability
point of view, the most commonly used function on any
LCD button page is in the lower-right position (assuming
a right-handed user) as it is the button that requires
the thumb to travel the least distance from the "home"
position (around the volume/channel/navpad buttons).
When the user presses the "OFF" hard button, the remote
should store the most recently accessed Activity page
in a register. Usually this will be the page they;re sitting
on when they press the "OFF" button. Then, any subsequent
presses of the "ON" hard button should execute the Activity
macro that was stored when the "OFF" button was pressed.
My display is a Samsung RP DLP which has a wicked long
power on delay. I've tried programming the power on delay
for the device and the remote is just not paying any attention
to it. So now, I have to rack my brain to remember the
last thing I was watching and press that activity button.
If I guess wrong, I have to go through the "Help" process
outline above...
That's my $.02.
S
