# TV-B-Gone

5 Hacker News commenters recommended TV-B-Gone and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a small, fun accessory that turns off random TVs, including many models, and it works well on business trips.

## Why people recommend it

- Works on many TVs (2 comments): "it would work on those! And on so many other tvs out there, from the sports bars" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47895701)) "It’s been fun to turn off random TVs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46656226))
- Praised as a fantastic accessory (2 comments): "It has been an absolutely wonderful little accessory during business trips" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46848764)) "I have one. It's fantastic." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48321794))

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=TV-B-Gone+universal+remote+keychain+Mitch+Altman&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.tvbgone.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "TV-B-Gone", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tv-b-gone/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).