[net.tv] Why are TV remote controls so expensive?

jvs@iwu1d.UUCP (06/10/83)

Can anyone out there tell me why a remote control unit adds so much to
the cost of a TV set?  I've been looking at a lot of TV's lately.  And
it seems like remote control adds an average of $100 to the cost of a
console.  This seems outragiously high to me.  You see a model you like
and it costs $700.  The same model with remote control will cost $800+.
That's a big percentage of the total cost.  Why so high?

					John V. Smith