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Reminds me of my Dell monitor. Years old muscle memory is: 1. Unplug laptop from monitor 2. Power off monitor but step one triggers some automatic input d

Reminds me of my Dell monitor. Years old muscle memory is: 1. Unplug laptop from monitor 2. Power off monitor but step one triggers some automatic input detection mode for about 10 seconds during which the monitor ignores its power button.

bee_rider 4y ago
That’s so annoying. I’d be tempted to get a power strip or smart plug and so I could revert to: unplug laptop, cut power to device. Actually — they make those “green” plugs, where power is cut from the majority of the plugs if none if flowing through the control plug. Maybe check those out.
- medstrom 4y ago
  Cutting power is wonderful UX. It's immediate and non-negotiable. After reading the rest of this thread, I dread the inevitable smart power strips that sense the approaching toe/finger and react before it arrives...
wtallis 4y ago
My Samsung monitor has the same kind of problem. It's often quicker to hold down the button for several seconds and force a shutdown of the monitor, than to wait for the monitor to recover enough to be able to display the menu that has the power-off entry.
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userbinator 4y ago
I have my monitors set to always use the same input, but the reponsiveness of the buttons/OSD on some of the newer monitors is noticeably laggy for some reason. At least 100ms if not more between pressing a button and seeing the response. Ironically, I also have some Samsung LCD monitors from around 2 decades ago (they still work, but are rather small) where the OSD response is instantaneous.
colanderman 4y ago
Similarly, my car (Subaru) won't let me turn off the radio for 10 seconds when I start it because it needs to display some ridiculous warning.
uxfail8333 4y ago
These fails are everywhere. The lift in my building used to play a 2second ding before opening the door - frustrating as waiting for a lift got longer and longer - however it progressively got slower each month - looks like the dings were stored on a decaying SD card..

bee_rider 4y ago

That’s so annoying. I’d be tempted to get a power strip or smart plug and so I could revert to: unplug laptop, cut power to device. Actually — they make those “green” plugs, where power is cut from the majority of the plugs if none if flowing through the control plug. Maybe check those out.

medstrom 4y ago
Cutting power is wonderful UX. It's immediate and non-negotiable. After reading the rest of this thread, I dread the inevitable smart power strips that sense the approaching toe/finger and react before it arrives...

wtallis 4y ago

My Samsung monitor has the same kind of problem. It's often quicker to hold down the button for several seconds and force a shutdown of the monitor, than to wait for the monitor to recover enough to be able to display the menu that has the power-off entry.

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userbinator 4y ago

I have my monitors set to always use the same input, but the reponsiveness of the buttons/OSD on some of the newer monitors is noticeably laggy for some reason. At least 100ms if not more between pressing a button and seeing the response. Ironically, I also have some Samsung LCD monitors from around 2 decades ago (they still work, but are rather small) where the OSD response is instantaneous.

colanderman 4y ago

Similarly, my car (Subaru) won't let me turn off the radio for 10 seconds when I start it because it needs to display some ridiculous warning.

uxfail8333 4y ago

These fails are everywhere. The lift in my building used to play a 2second ding before opening the door - frustrating as waiting for a lift got longer and longer - however it progressively got slower each month - looks like the dings were stored on a decaying SD card..