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Nobody will sell you one for cheaper than a whole package. See also ‘smart’ tvs vs digital signage displays aka dumb tvs.
by baq 1y ago
Nobody will sell you one for cheaper than a whole package.
See also ‘smart’ tvs vs digital signage displays aka dumb tvs.
- mft_ 1y agoSlate [0] say differently... [0] https://www.slate.auto/en https://www.slate.auto/en
- karlgkk 1y agoSlate has not shipped yet.
- kawfey 1y agoI'm hopeful but pessimistic about Slate. There is still time for them to A.) raise prices because of "unforeseen" issues, B.) enshittify with tech or wacky pricing structures.
- mft_ 1y agoI'm optimistic - not least because the very name of the company links to its mission and the 'blank slate' concept behind the cars.
- karlgkk 1y agoI'm hopeful but pessimistic as well. I'm just tired of hearing about Slate. A relatively small amount of people want a product and they use a company that hasn't shipped as validation of their imaginary market size (this company exists, so tons of people want it!) I hope they're successful.
- mft_ 1y agoI suspect it's a tech bubble thing. Similar to how lots of people online (Reddit, HN, etc.) made a lot of noise about wanting a smaller smart phone. Apple released the iphone 12 mini, it didn't do well commercially, and was fairly quickly discontinued. Most non-tech-bubble-normies cope with crappy in-car systems probably because conceptualising something different is far away from their area of interest and expertise; indeed, many folks actively want/prioritise superficially-impressive tech in their new car. (Lots of people --probably the vast majority-- don't focus on pure usability, privacy, or cybersecurity, when making such decisions.) I'd expect Slate to appeal to people who need a pickup for work (because it's the most similar EV to an old low-spec Toyota/Ford/etc pickup) and for whom range is not an issue, some who want an EV but are price sensitive, and a handful of others who like the underlying concept.
- grishka 1y agoWhile this is partially true, digital signage displays are also designed to run 24/7, which also makes them more expensive than regular TVs.
- lillecarl 1y agoVertical digital signage products should also have their polarization filter flipped 90° so you can view them with polarized sunglasses, adding another SKU and cost. Stockholms Länstrafik didn't figure this out so all our timetable displays are pitch black when viewed with polarized sunglasses. I've noticed that all but iPhones exhibit this behavior at some angle too and they're apparently using "circular polarization" (expensive) which is another one of these "we do it better" things nobody knows about from Apple (or displays in general) (https://claude.ai/share/e462247c-0ecd-4a07-8ec1-36a4f3c86597 https://claude.ai/share/e462247c-0ecd-4a07-8ec1-36a4f3c86597)
- solardev 1y agoOn the other hand, it would be great for sunglasses to automatically change their polarization angle to block street ads...