Technology ConnectionsI made a video on the popcorn button controversy
https://youtu.be/Limpr1L8Pss
https://youtu.be/Limpr1L8Pss
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lime!@TechConnectify i probably already left this comment under the last microwave video but the inconsistencies between different ovens and insistence on touch-based controls is why i will never buy a microwave oven with controls other than just a timer knob and effect knob. that's already more features than i use most of the time anyway.
@lime I don't love the touch-based controls, but I appreciate and use plenty of extra features because they work very well.
If you don't, cool.
@TechConnectify yeah i'm not judging anyone who uses them, but it to me it's just extra stuff that can break...
one "feature" that riles me up every time is when the only way to set the time is to press a button to add 30 seconds. i'm not a fan of the keypad approach either, but i can live with it. just having a single button makes me very annoyed though.
one "feature" that riles me up every time is when the only way to set the time is to press a button to add 30 seconds. i'm not a fan of the keypad approach either, but i can live with it. just having a single button makes me very annoyed though.
@lime I have never encountered such a microwave. Seen plenty of
+30 seconds buttons but they've always been in addition to the keypad.
The most irritating UI to me was GE machines from the early aughts. Buttons 1 through 6 would start the microwave in a single push for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 minutes. If you wanted to enter a time, you HAD to press "time cook" first otherwise it would just start.
@lime ...buuut I've also heard people say the +30 seconds button is the only button they ever use.
Brains. They're all so different!
synthBirba@TechConnectify @lime Well, sometimes is more easy to learn the right time for the same thing made every single day in the same way 
@TechConnectify i think they're most common in offices, that's the only places i've encountered them. they usually only have a "start" button and an "open" button.
i actually ran into one of those immediate start things this summer while visiting family in north america, made me even more confused than the cavalcade of buttons already had...
you know what kitchen appliance i *don't* mind being a bit smart is an induction cooktop with a "boil water" mode. handy, and intriguing to figure out.
billatq@TechConnectify @lime My Toshiba microwave has the same annoying design, but its timed popcorn button works great for me, so it’s a wash.
mnemonicoverload@TechConnectify @lime My "new" (bought within the past couple of years) off-brand "Master Chef" microwave uses that interface. It definitely took some getting used to after decades of just being able to enter whatever time I wanted without pressing any extra buttons. That said, after an adjustment period it is actually pretty convenient. Assuming of course you're already the type of person who uses the mode buttons extensively. Probably way more annoying if you're the type who likes to set the power level manually instead of using the "defrost" button, etc.
Nick@TechConnectify @lime how about touch controls with blue LEDs 🤬