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Physical knobs are here again!

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Prodigyplace, Jan 15, 2018.

  1. fotomoto

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    Probably very few as most were impaled on the 3 foot wide steering wheel first.:eek:

    My Energi has up to three ways to perform many functions like volume or HVAC: voice control, touch screen, or tactile objects (knobs/switches/buttons). I use those three methods in an approximate ratios of 0.1%, 30% and 70%.

    With it's large touchscreen used for nearly everything, I don't see how a Model 3 could ever be lent out without basic training. That's innovation going in the wrong direction.
     
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    do not know about the real knobs on the radio, but Clarkson and Co were the real knobs on TV once upon a time.
     
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    Chris Evans has been both.
     
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    You use the past tense as of he'd stopped. Nope just stopped on TG but he's still irritating elsewhere on the airwaves.
     
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    Yes, he's still on Radio 2 isn't he? The bellend.
     
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    One of the highest paid broadcasters at the Beeb. It annoys me that as a supposed DJ he persistently talks over the tracks he's playing, even curtailed those tracks he personally doesn't favour.
     
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    I have a 2016 Honda Fit. And this all happened with this model line. The 2016 Honda Fit EX, has a "knobless" entertainment MFD. Volume is adjusted either using the flat panel, or using the "button" on your steering wheel.
    People did complain and bemoan the absence of a simple turnable "knob"...and Honda put it back.

    Personally? With all the advancement, and as much as we all now expect flat touch controls, I think the simple ergonomics of having a graspable knob for some applications will never die.
    I personally? Well, I kind of like NOT having a knob in my Fit, I think it makes the dash look cleaner and more modern. BUT...it's not a big deal.
    I pretty much use the steering wheel "buttons" to adjust....so the times I'm actually reaching for the MFD to make a change are nearly non-existent.

    But I think it's pretty fundamental. Knobs are good. And sometimes, for some applications, they are the best interface you can have and provide.
     
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    I still do not like the lack of physical keyboards on cell phones. I seem to do better with the Apple products than the Android virtual keyboards.
    Here is the last one I had with a decent keyboard, IMHO.

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    They could always go the way of the Gen 2 - it had buttons that could be flush with the dash or pop out if you wan to use them.
     
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