When you connect a new device to a ‘smart’ tv, you must pay homage to the manufacturer with a ritualistic dance. Plugging and unplugging the device. Turning them on and off in the correct sequence like entering a konami code.

Every time you want to switch devices, the tv must scan for them. And god forbid you lose power, or unplug something. You are granted the delight experience of doing it all over again.

I have fond memories of the days of just plugging something in, and pressing the input button. Instant gratification. It was a simpler time.

What is some other tech that used to be better?

  • WIZARD POPE💫
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    84 months ago

    Wait a dishwasher with buttons on the outside? I have only seen ones that had them on the inside. Physical and touch.

    • Count Regal Inkwell
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      114 months ago

      Odd.

      All the ones I’ve seen have the interface on the outside. Like on the door. Usually at the top.

          • WIZARD POPE💫
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            14 months ago

            Okay. I have never seen such a dishwasher. Where I live they all have buttons on the top of the door but in such a way they are hidden after closing the dishwasher.

            • morriscox
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              24 months ago

              This is my Bosch Silence Plus 44-DBa dishwasher and the buttons are still visible.

              My Bosch Silence Plus 44-DBa

              • WIZARD POPE💫
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                14 months ago

                This is my uncle’s bosch silence plus (I am currently not home) but ours has buttons positioned exactly the same. So does any washing machine any of my relatives have.

                • morriscox
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                  14 months ago

                  I suspect that it’s a matter of how forward the dishwasher is.

                  • WIZARD POPE💫
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                    14 months ago

                    Maybe but those would only stick out if the dishwasher was sticking out at least 5cm. Might also be because everyone I know has those kinds you build into the counter and put a plate over so it’s not obviously a dishwasher.