[Jeffhs]

These days, there is no such thing as a "non-remote" TV if the set is being used with a DTV converter box. Most if not all of these boxes come with remotes that will switch the box and TV on and off (however, the newer boxes may not have switched AC outlets), change channels, turn volume up and down and mute, so even a 60-year-old knob-tuned non-remote set can now have basic remote control. The other controls for color, tint, black level, contrast, etc. must still be adjusted manually, but today's TVs and television broadcast signals are so rock-stable the set's picture controls rarely need adjustment. Universal remotes, such as the GE one I use with my RCA CTC185, will provide total control of all TV functions and on-screen controls; however, I don't think these will operate DTV converters or today's high-end flat-panel TVs, such as the new Sony Internet-enabled sets.