Remote control

When we reviewed Samsung's UNC8000 LCD in May we complained about the chrome- and round-edge remote. The PNC8000 plasma includes the same clicker, which reminds us of an overgrown candy bar-style phone. It looks sexy and feels solid. Too bad it's such a pain to use.

The buttons are just poorly-differentiated divisions of the flat face, and it's impossible to tell them apart by feel. We constantly had to look down (away from the TV screen) when doing anything more basic than navigating via the cursor controls. We'd trade this remote in for a universal model in a second. Select Samsung phones can apparently control the TV, as can the company's own optional touchscreen remote to better Tweet from your TV