SpecialNose9325

SpecialNose9325 t1_jb8r5u6 wrote

The lack of reason to upgrade is actually astounding. I have a second gen Chromecast cuz I have a really old TV. Most new TVs come with some smart stuff built in. If you really want a remote, a Google TV is $50. I dont see the appeal for these $250 streaming boxes that do nothing more than a Chromecast.

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SpecialNose9325 t1_j9iut0e wrote

The physical controls on cars from 2010s were already quite minimal and worked well. Most of em used 5 buttons and a knob for the temperature, and another 5 buttons and a knob for the audio. These new touch based systems should aim to replicate that rather than put in a menu system like its a tablet. Reserve 1/3 of the screen for these 10 buttons, put in 2 physical knobs, and use the rest of the screen to do whatever fancy shit you want. Just make the 10 buttons static toggles. Hitting the heater button should turn on the heater, not pop up a menu to select the level of heating. Use it like the toggle it has always been.

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SpecialNose9325 t1_j8vpyr2 wrote

And to add to that, Innovation in one field doesnt necessarily mean innovation in another field that relies on the other.

Bluetooth has gone on all the way upto v5.3 with a shit tonne of features. Meanwhile the average equipment manufacturer barely even needs v4.0 to get all their intended tasks to work. And the implementation nightmare of hardware limitation vs software/protocol limitation is absurd. Bluetooth Audio is straight up trash and the only way to get good audio is to design your own proprietary profile and not share it with anyone, which is what every major device manufacturer does.

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