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This is identical to the sentiment against iPod when it first came out. If the design is good, user friendly, and people still like the product, it won't matter
by soup10 12y ago
This is identical to the sentiment against iPod when it first came out. If the design is good, user friendly, and people still like the product, it won't matter if it's got worse specs since they can always improve them in later releases.
- georgemcbay 12y agoThe UX for these cameras is basically "hit record button, see red light go on"; I don't think there is room for any player to win on iPod-style usability. They either need to sell on lifestyle branding (where GoPro is already owning the market) or quality, IMO.
- adav 12y agoWhat about the complicated menu structure of a GoPro Hero3+? Surely there's massive scope for improvement there? Would a non-technical person understand pro's and con's of the trade-off between 1080p24 and 720p120? I doubt it.
- simias 12y agoIf I remember correctly the iPod lacked some features that could have been expected from the product when the first version came out (the famous "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame." quoted else where in this thread. Also, firewire). But the features that were in the iPod worked fine. In this case however I agree with the parent who says the video, the only thing this cube is supposed to do well, is pretty terrible looking by 2014 standards. Here's a still of the video for reference: https://i.imgur.com/wIF1SFt.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wIF1SFt.jpg There's so much wrong in this picture I'm not sure where to start. And that's a promotional video!
- danudey 12y agoAnd yet, this is more than enough quality for most people.