And your facial expressions can also act as an implicit way of issuing commands to the TV without you even thinking about it.

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The Ultimate's 2.4-inch touchscreen serves as a number pad, a favorite channel list for easy hopping, and is the home of one-touch "activities, " which are basically macros for issuing multiple commands.

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