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Touchscreens are more expensive than buttons and knobs. But screens are required by law in the USA and EU as they require backup cameras. And a digitizer is a l
by sn0wf1re 2y ago
Touchscreens are more expensive than buttons and knobs. But screens are required by law in the USA and EU as they require backup cameras. And a digitizer is a lot cheaper than some buttons and knobs.
- Panzer04 2y agoI'm confused. Are they more or less expensive? My presumption is you meant cheaper?
- sn0wf1re 2y agoScreens are more expensive than buttons and knobs. Making the screen into a touch screen with a digitizer is cheaper than buttons and knobs. So if you already have a screen, making it a touchscreen is indeed cheaper.
- AnotherGoodName 2y agoThey aren’t more expensive to start with though. A small touchscreen is <$10 in large orders. This is why you can buy entire android phones for <usd$30 with no vendor lock-in. Wiring in a set of buttons and knobs costs more than a small screen. The buttons and knobs are more ergonomic. The real answer to the above question is that it’s happening already. All new cheap Chinese (or anywhere else that caters to the developing world) made cars have a touch screen and fewer hardwired controls.
- stavros 2y agoHe means that you already have a screen, and you might as well put a digitizer on it and save the cost of the buttons.