Years ago,I used to think remote controls was for lazy people, the very first remote control device we had in our house was a Mitsubishi VHS recorder that my brother got for Mum and Dad and it had a wired remote that had, play, rewind and fast forward on, I think it had record, but not sure. The first Tv we had with a remote was a Ferguson and the remote was massive. So I can understand that some things can be useful for people who are older or disabled. Sadly a lot of TV sets do not give much choice now as the controls are either not there or at the back. i would not get a Tv with a camera or microphone, one of the reason I would not have something like Alexa or Google home. Not that they would hear much as it is only me that lives here, but I do have visitors Reply