Quote Originally Posted by Kilted KT
I remember up into my teens listening to music on records, both LP's and 45's...and the first remote I had for the TV was a big box with a button for each channel, and a big cable running to the television.
The first remote control I can recall on one of my parents' TVs was a two-button gadget with two tuned rods in it. You'd push the button, and a spring-loaded clapper would hit the rod, and depending on the frequency it would change the channel up or change the volume up, until it hit maximum and cycled back down to minimum.