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modern tech is better or is it?
james_s:
--- Quote from: cortex_m0 on October 27, 2022, 02:55:23 am ---Smart TVs cost less than the combination of a "dumb" TV and a set top streaming box (Apple TV, Roku). Often quite a lot less. That's why they won the market. Yes, the pre installed apps are there to advertise streaming services to you. But they are also a matter of convenience for the masses.
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They cost less because they are subsidized by the personal data they gather. This is exactly why they are crap, and frankly I can't understand why anyone would ever connect one to the internet. Even if you have a smart TV you should never use the smart part, plug in an external player that doesn't spy on you or serve ads.
james_s:
--- Quote from: deadlylover on October 27, 2022, 04:22:29 am ---Apple usually has a very generous return policy for the holidays, so keep an eye on in November for them to announce it. You'll be able to try the phone for like 2 months.
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I can try one any time I want, I have numerous friends that have had them for years, I can't stand the notch and would never buy one. I'm sticking with my 2016 iPhone SE as long as I can possibly keep it going, I like the small form factor, physical home button and un-interrupted screen. I hate how enormous phones have gotten, even the new SE is larger than I'd prefer.
Regarding that meme "what you think you want" is in fact what I want, and f*** anyone who thinks they can tell me what I actually want.
tooki:
--- Quote from: Bud on October 26, 2022, 09:59:17 pm ---The problem is the ambient light sensor is in that area. If covered with your thumb, the phone will think it is dark and will dim the screen.
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At least on iPhones, I don’t think that happens: the ambient light sensor is also the proximity sensor, so if it detects it’s covered, it doesn’t adjust display brightness. (I have an iPhone SE, so no notch or “dynamic island”, and if I cover the sensors, it doesn’t adjust brightness.)
With that said, the narrow border on my iPad Pro causes me to frequently press things when just carrying around the iPad (e.g. while playing a video). I get that narrower borders mean a larger display in a given device size, but IMHO usability suffers. I’d rather they have slightly larger borders, and use that space for more battery still (though iPad battery life is superb) and to add extra selfie cameras so that you’re centered in both landscape and portrait video calls.
james_s:
--- Quote from: tooki on October 27, 2022, 06:26:25 am ---With that said, the narrow border on my iPad Pro causes me to frequently press things when just carrying around the iPad (e.g. while playing a video). I get that narrower borders mean a larger display in a given device size, but IMHO usability suffers. I’d rather they have slightly larger borders, and use that space for more battery still (though iPad battery life is superb) and to add extra selfie cameras so that you’re centered in both landscape and portrait video calls.
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It wouldn't have to be very big, 3-5mm wider bezel around the device would result in the overall size increasing by less than 10mm for a significant boost in usability. The notch is even more stupid on the Macbook, it is totally unnecessary and I think they did it on purpose to get the distinctive brand look, which of course random Chinese companies will copy right away.
tooki:
--- Quote from: james_s on October 27, 2022, 06:12:50 am ---I can try one any time I want, I have numerous friends that have had them for years, I can't stand the notch and would never buy one. I'm sticking with my 2016 iPhone SE as long as I can possibly keep it going, I like the small form factor, physical home button and un-interrupted screen. I hate how enormous phones have gotten, even the new SE is larger than I'd prefer.
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I hear you. I really wanted an iPhone 13 mini, but I generally keep phones 3-4 years and I’m not due for another year or two — and they’ve discontinued the mini already! 😭 (Well, you can still buy the 13 mini, but there’s no 14 mini.) I don’t understand why more people don’t want smaller phones.
Remember the 90s and early 2000s where the cellphone makers were in an arms race to make smaller phones, and we ended up with things the size of a C battery? ::sigh::
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