It would be a cool device. You've had me thinking on it since I read your post. It's actually quite doable if the broadcaster would feel building the query database would be profitable. That's the kind of forward thinking that makes people rich!!!The possibilities are endless if it were implemented. One of my digital to analog converters has a pause on it when even on a live broadcast, you could pause the picture. If the tv is connected to the internet then you could use your pointer, type in "persons name" or "mountain name" or point to a food dish and query "recipe". I know a lot of folks have the newer tv's that wirelessly log onto the internet. Mine has a small keyboard that slides out from under the remote. It comes in handy when doing searches on netflix or, looking at ebay, facebook, etc. real quick right from the tv. It could surely work off that same principle and evolve over time into something even more powerful....good thinking on your part!!!

You could make a tall table lamp with them by drilling a hole in the center and stacking them up with a metal rod through the holes to hold a light cord - you can buy the kits fairly inexpensively or just take apart an old lamp. You'd need a base though - maybe use the bottom of an old rabbit ear antenna and then put the antenna at the top? Then you could continue the TV theme with the shade if you wanted by decoupodging photos of old TV actors or shows onto it??

Dyhgarden, so you have full control :) We had a caddy, and someday I will be in control again and the remotes will go in it. Also, I have to get rid of the cat so I can ALWAYS sit in my chair, and leave the control there.

A belated thanks, everybody, for the advice. I did order a remote supposed to be especially for our TV. After trying it, I found out it had the same limitations that the universal remote did. That's when it finally occurred to me that we do have a digital converter box, so maybe the remote we lost was for that rather than for the actual TV. Duh! Like I said before, electronics are not my strong point. So I'm guessing I'll probably have to order yet another remote, because I don't see anything on the universal one for controlling a digital converter box.