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I'm getting angry even reading about it. It's the kind of thing that'd make you reject purchasing it if only you'd thought to have tested that specific bit of
by shadyMrPatch 6y ago
I'm getting angry even reading about it.
It's the kind of thing that'd make you reject purchasing it if only you'd thought to have tested that specific bit of it before buying it.
- jonplackett 6y agoI knew hacker news was the right place to share this story. Only here people would understand the pain I am in!
- Shared404 6y agoI am almost a day late... But yes. Honestly, I wish that they would make appliances with physical controls as opposed to digital. At least those are easier to fix/mod on your own.
- jonplackett 6y agoI always think that about modern SLR cameras. They took a series of brilliant, instantly accessible physical dials (around the lens for aperture, on the top for exposure) and replaced them with menus and buttons on a tiny screen. WHY? How is that progress? I think if someone did a kickstarter for a very simple physical buttoned digital camera it would do very well.
- exikyut 6y agoOr there was even a demo unit in the first place...