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really? they can't figure out any way to get people to remove the item reliably?

by joshu 17y ago

jrockway 17y ago
I have visited a number of homes in Japan where the peel-off plastic to protect displays from shipping is still installed. It even says, in Japanese, "REMOVE". The consensus seems to be that it won't be eligible for warranty repair if you remove that. (I doubt the truth of this statement.) So anyway, people are weird. That's why they don't remove pins from monitors, or film on displays to protect them during packing and shipping.
- awa 17y ago
  The idea behind is to protect the screens from dust and other issues... many people buy a screen protector for iPhone, can't these guys keep the one which came with the display for free.
  - jrockway 17y ago
    I was thinking the same thing. Instead of shipping a disposable one, just pay the $0.000001 more for a "permanent" one. And btw, by LCD I mean things like LCD clocks, the display of a stereo, etc. Things like phones are totally different.
josefresco 17y ago
After reading about the problem, and the quite obvious proposed solutions I came to the same conclusion as you (really?). Sometimes engineers try to out-think problems that can easily be solved by putting a big giant sign/sticker/label on it and calling it a day (beer anyone?).
- HeyLaughingBoy 17y ago
  In some industries this is unacceptable. e.g., the US FDA considers solving a problem by labeling to be an absolute last resort. Even then, cultural differences can mean that different groups will respond in various ways to a label. So now you have to make a number of different labels for your overseas markets, and add in the logistics problems of making sure that the "wrong" label doesn't go to the wrong people. Often, it's simpler to just design the product to avoid the problem in the first place!
  - jrockway 17y ago
    It's a frickin' LCD display. Anyone using a computer knows how to read, so they will be able to read the label. Not reading the label won't lead to harm, so there is no need to figure out how to make it obvious to the illiterate and the lazy.
    - HeyLaughingBoy 17y ago
      Spoken like an engineer...

really? they can't figure out any way to get people to remove the item reliably?

by joshu 17y ago

really? they can't figure out any way to get people to remove the item reliably?

I have visited a number of homes in Japan where the peel-off plastic to protect displays from shipping is still installed. It even says, in Japanese, "REMOVE". The consensus seems to be that it won't be eligible for warranty repair if you remove that. (I doubt the truth of this statement.) So anyway, people are weird. That's why they don't remove pins from monitors, or film on displays to protect them during packing and shipping.

awa 17y ago
The idea behind is to protect the screens from dust and other issues... many people buy a screen protector for iPhone, can't these guys keep the one which came with the display for free.
- jrockway 17y ago
  I was thinking the same thing. Instead of shipping a disposable one, just pay the $0.000001 more for a "permanent" one. And btw, by LCD I mean things like LCD clocks, the display of a stereo, etc. Things like phones are totally different.

josefresco 17y ago

After reading about the problem, and the quite obvious proposed solutions I came to the same conclusion as you (really?). Sometimes engineers try to out-think problems that can easily be solved by putting a big giant sign/sticker/label on it and calling it a day (beer anyone?).

HeyLaughingBoy 17y ago
In some industries this is unacceptable. e.g., the US FDA considers solving a problem by labeling to be an absolute last resort. Even then, cultural differences can mean that different groups will respond in various ways to a label. So now you have to make a number of different labels for your overseas markets, and add in the logistics problems of making sure that the "wrong" label doesn't go to the wrong people. Often, it's simpler to just design the product to avoid the problem in the first place!
- jrockway 17y ago
  It's a frickin' LCD display. Anyone using a computer knows how to read, so they will be able to read the label. Not reading the label won't lead to harm, so there is no need to figure out how to make it obvious to the illiterate and the lazy.
  - HeyLaughingBoy 17y ago
    Spoken like an engineer...