Panasonic TC-PS1 series remote

The remote control is similar to last year's, but not as good. Panasonic's marketing guys got to the button designers, judging from the unnecessarily prominent trio of keys--Viera Link, Viera Tools, and SD Card--that arc above the central cursor control. Each button provides direct access to functions we'll warrant most users won't access frequently, and the trio relegates the more important, yet now-tiny Menu key to a secondary spot near the top of the clicker. We still like the feel of the keys, and appreciate the size, color, and shape differentiation that helps us forget that none of the buttons are illuminated. The remote cannot control other devices via infrared commands, but it does allow some control of compatible HDMI devices connected to the TV via Viera Link (aka HDMI-CEC).