We have a similar one (a 28" widescreen Trinitron from 2002) and you're quite right: while the TV is still fine, the excessively stylish remote died a decade ag

We have a similar one (a 28" widescreen Trinitron from 2002) and you're quite right: while the TV is still fine, the excessively stylish remote died a decade ago. Happily we bought a Sony video recorder at the same time, and its more chunky remote still works and is also capable of controlling the TV. (We do have a modern LED/LCD TV in another room but I mostly prefer the picture on the CRT, at least when watching TV or films)