When Older Technology is Better

[Castle Bleck 19,290]

On 2024-04-09 at 10:43 PM, Luna the Great of all the Russias said:

For myself, I find that touch interfaces are excessively used. Of course, they are sensible for things like tablets, but buttons are far less prone to be finicky. Particularly for devices that do not use a screen of some sort, I would prefer buttons, dials, or any other physical controller to be used instead of using touch sensors, gestures, etc. whenever possible.

Agreed. Plus, flip phones vs. modern smartphones.

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,921]

I cannot say that I am particularly enthused by OLED displays, at least as they exist now. I have had devices with OLED displays that have acquired "burn-in" (though, technically not actually a burn-in) rather quickly, whereas older LCD displays I have had still work just fine after over a decade. While some have noted that one must be mindful about setting OLED displays at a lower brightness levels, ensuring to turn it off while not in use, etc., the very fact that I need to be more proactive to ensure an OLED display's longevity is rather inconvenient to me, compared to having an effective "no-maintenance" mindset I have had with LCD displays.