In the early 90s we were still struggling with the “no rewind, no return” policy with some rental shops. We watch the full length film in those bulky video cassettes. We’ve got to admit. Our idea of a good movie was to proceed to the rental shop, browse through titles, wait in line and perpetually remind ourselves of the due date. For whatever reason at all, the date always seemed to escapes us. We just remember to return them a day after while the frowning attendant of video rentals warns us all over again.

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Almost 20 years ago the only reception that we used to have was aerial antenna. There were even those that really didn’t care what went out in their TV and all they had were “bunny ears” – the V shaped antenna placed on top of their TV. We remember the fights that we had as to who would like to go out of the house and check the line to make sure the reception gets even better.

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You go to your friend’s house and you notice something interesting. Right in front of the TV you see something that looks like a Blackberry or even an iPhone. It has small buttons below the screen and the interface is something really regular. You don’t even know how it will work until your friend shows you what it is. Alas! It’s a remote control. There’s a cool interface that lets you control almost anything in the room: TV, DVD, VCD, Satellite Cable…almost everything. Welcome to the new world of digital control. Your remote control is now your new best friend next to your iPhone. Here are some of the best controls that you should consider for your home system.

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