![]() ![]() This remote control does not need to be set up and works with any LG TV from 2010 onwards. But it does not support voice control and space pointer control. This remote control is suitable for all TVs and can be used to change channels and work with Smart TV. One condition for using the Magic remote control is that the TV must be equipped with a Bluetooth module. The Magic remote control communicates with the TV using bluetooth. You can also use this remote control to control the TV by voice. Its principle of operation is similar to that of a computer mouse. This remote control, in addition to switching channels, helps to visualize the TV control. A universal remote control, LG calls it Magic Remote control. ![]() But in a TV market that’s filled with countless high-quality screens, it can be the peripherals that end up tipping the scales in one TV maker’s favor, or just make an argument for brand loyalty over the years.Īnd in the case of LG’s Magic Remote, its unique navigation features can feel very hard to go without once you’ve moved on to a different TV brand.LG makes two types of remote controls for TVs. Naturally, the TV remote is often a last-thought accessory for TV buyers, and clearly nowhere near as important as getting decent picture quality out of your purchase. ![]() The latest (I’m tempted to say ‘final’) form is somehow both the most mundane, visually unremarkable iteration of the Magic Remote to date, while harnessing its best feature – the onscreen cursor – with greater success than ever. It does this while fitting in possibly more shortcut buttons than any other major TV brand, with a six-pack of buttons on the lower end of the remote for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Rakuten TV, Google Assistant and Alexa.īut the most impressive thing about this 2021 model is how its new shape aids the weight distribution, offering more stable navigation in its point-and-click mode. LG AN-MR21GA Magic Remote (Image credit: LG) While some remotes are certainly slimmer – like the sleek, secondary remote that comes with the best Samsung TVs – the new Magic Remote is clearly engineered to fit in the hand more comfortably than most. There’s still a pleasing dip on the remote’s underside for resting a finger, retaining the ergonomic tradition of the Magic Remote while messing with the clicker’s shape as little as possible. (You won’t find them sporting buttons for 3D functionality these days either.)īut it’s the 2021 iteration, the AN-MR21GA, that has fully embraced the norm, doing away with the slight bulge around the remote’s waist to achieve a straight-line shape on both sides, and course-correcting from the previous ‘bottom-heavy’ model. More recent models have cleaved a lot closer more traditional ‘clicking stick’ design of most TV remotes, with 2020’s AN-MR20GA sporting a rectangular shape and even a numerical keypad – a boon for anyone still watching TV channels over broadcast or satellite, if not those that have made the move over to Netflix and other OTT services permanently. The AN-MR500G model after that was condensed into more of an oval shape, like the floating obelisks from Denis Villeneuve’s 2016 sci-fi drama Arrival, pulling the center of gravity towards the remote’s midpoint but with essentially the same layout – as LG oscillated into a convex shape instead. LG went on to embrace a slightly more space-age design with its 2013 iteration, the AN-MR400, with large (and not especially space-saving) buttons emanating from a central browser wheel, and hard, plastic buttons. ![]() In its initial iterations – like the 2011 AN-MR200 – it took after a Matrix coat or vampire cloak in its silhouette, with a tall shape and concave sides. What’s so fascinating about the Magic Remote is how its shape has changed and evolved over the years. ![]()
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