Helpful Hints from joeeze: Buy a spare TV remote NOW

Because what happens if you break/lose your remote, or it gets wet?

Your TV becomes a giant sheet of reflective black glass.

The time to get an extra remote is NOW.

The exact one you have, from Comcast or whomever, costs $15-$20 for a new one at zillions of places online as well as eBay.

Full disclosure: I have three (3) separate remotes:

1. The one that came with my Pioneer plasma TV in 2007, which I haven't touched in many years (I can see it from here, it's not lost/broken — I simply have no need for it).

2. The Comcast/Xfinity remote, paired with my cable box: I haven't touched it since forever: it's sitting right behind my cable box covered in dust.

3. The Apple TV remote, which is the only one I use for everything (I have the Xfinity app and watch Comcast stuff through that).

I have extra Comcast and Apple TV remotes, new in their boxes, right behind me, just in case.

Don't get me started on the dreadful ergonomics/design/functionality of the Apple remote: I'll save that for another day.