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> The average consumer is an idiot, so the bean counters keep milking them... They want pizzaz over functionality and durability. They want shiny stuff in a big
by whack 5y ago
> The average consumer is an idiot, so the bean counters keep milking them... They want pizzaz over functionality and durability. They want shiny stuff in a bigger box... The industrial, military and commercial market doesn't mess around. They want to purchase equipment that works reliably and performs to a specification. It's professional and their livelihood depends on it. It sort of self filters the entire market. Shitty things drop off the radar due to poor sales.
This sounds like a cool hobby and conversation starter. But it's hard to take the author seriously when he proselytizes on the practical virtues of buying ejector seats over retail chairs. Industrial goods are often built for very specific use-cases. If those use-cases don't align with your own needs, you're just paying a lot of money for something you don't need. And often, something that fails to deliver on your actual needs.
- rsuttongee 5y agoHaha, pretty sure the author doesn’t expect anyone to take this post entirely seriously.
- zamalek 5y agoI'm considering this very seriously: > The entire consumer market is rotten. TV? It's going to come with smart apps. Get one from NEC that's meant for commercial use. A TV has the potential to be a lifetime purchase, but the software on it can render it obsolete. I can always plug my streaming device of choice into the back of a "dumb TV."
- Qub3d 5y agoI would really love someone to review a commercial display. I effectively only want the panel and some inputs wired to it.
- shellfishgene 5y agoI thought buying a TV was bad, but today I wanted to find a good digital picture frame. What a shit show, it seems that search term has even more fake review sites and SEO spam than other electronics, Amazon is full of Chinese brands with random names selling the same few models, and with even the apparently good ones it's hard to find out what they actually do and what not. And then in the fine print you find you they want to sell you a subscription, too, and presumably the thing will be worthless if the company decides to pull their app or shut down their servers. I just want a frame that I can send pics to, or that pulls from google/dropbox/whatever shares, and maybe turn off when it's dark.
- tomcooks 5y agoMake your own with a raspberry pi,a screen and a couple of beers to enhance the tinkering
- shellfishgene 5y agoIf this wasn't for a birthday present next week I would have, finding a screen that works and has decent viewing angles seems difficult?
- justnotworthit 5y agoI doubt there will be high quality small frames in the near future. But for 32" plus, Samsung's got you (dunno about the connectivity, though): https://www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/tvs/the-frame/ https://www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/tvs/the-... https://www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/tvs/the-frame/art-mode/ https://www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/tvs/the-...
- Philip-J-Fry 5y agoDo any commercial TVs have HDR though?
- ThatMedicIsASpy 5y agoas someone that has worked with tvs for a few years I disagree strongly. Speakers are a lifetime purchase. A TV is not. Professional displays are super expensive (and often dont come with speakers). The pricing will also change a lot depending on the size. They are made to run 24/7 on airports etc. Today there aren't many display manufacturers anyways. I would never spend 4k-20k on a professional display to use it as a TV. you can still buy 30year old speakers for 200-400 and consider it as a buy it for life purchase.
- t0mas88 5y agoI would highly recommend a 787 cockpit seat instead. Much more comfortable and adjustable than an ejection seat and also kind of futuristic looking from behind. If you mind the gap between your knees for the controls too much, look for an Airbus seat. They also have nice armrests because the stick is on the side.
- Wistar 5y agoA friend of mine is a chief pilot for an (astonishingly) wealthy family. One day he toured me through their 2-year-old Bombardier Global Express jet. I asked how much one of the somewhat flimsy-looking passenger-cabin seats cost and he said, "About $40,000." He pointed out that virtually every single element in the $60+ million aircraft is engineered for flight and occupant safety, and to be as light as possible.
- drewzero1 5y agoI have a couple of seats I pulled from a VW GTI that seemed very comfortable when they were in the car, but when I've sat in them outside of the car I feel like I need to be going faster. I imagine an ejector seat might have a similar effect in the absence of the G-forces it was designed to handle.
- ryanlol 5y agoPassenger planes don’t have ejector seats.