Things you don't understand about technology

[xCompackx]

Are there ever things about an electronic device that you don't understand? For instance: Why does almost every device aside from phones that have cameras end up having the worst picture quality imaginable? Like, The PS Vita, 3DS, all the iPads from what I've seen, and the iPod touch 4 all have awful camearas built-in. Is it because of cost? Because when I think of buying an expensive electronic, I'm not sure I want anything to be "cheap" on it. Also, how come laptops aren't upgradable graphics-wise? I know that it's a compact computer, but some level of customization would be nice.

[willywonka666]

I don't understand the timer that you can use outside for Christmas lights. It f***ing baffles me and has for years

[Big Daddy Bad Booking]

Dec 14, 2012 12:00:22 GMT -5 xCompackx said:

Also, how come laptops aren't upgradable graphics-wise? I know that it's a compact computer, but some level of customization would be nice.

The companies at large manufacture almost everything to be connected onto the motherboard.

[Krimzon]

Dec 14, 2012 12:02:35 GMT -5 willywonka666 said:

I don't understand the timer that you can use outside for Christmas lights. It f***ing baffles me and has for years

Yeah, some of the Christmas lights that are set to music, usually a piece by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, blow my mind.

[Bone Daddy]

I don't really get the 3D trend. Movies, TV, fine. Cell phones? Really?

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

Dec 14, 2012 12:00:22 GMT -5 xCompackx said:

For instance: Why does almost every device aside from phones that have cameras end up having the worst picture quality imaginable? Like, The PS Vita, 3DS, all the iPads from what I've seen, and the iPod touch 4 all have awful camearas built-in. Is it because of cost? Because when I think of buying an expensive electronic, I'm not sure I want anything to be "cheap" on it.

I'm guessing that since cameras aren't their main purpose, they aren't the manufacturer's main priority. All those items won't be used by a professional photographer or anything, but the quality is at least decent enough to be uploaded to someone's social networking account.

[Ryback on a Pole!]

I don't understand how phones have somehow gotten more fragile and easier to break rather than the nigh-on indestructible phones of the 90s.

I use an old, 90s era Nokia that will never break. Whereas my brother has gone through 3 expensive phones in 2 years and a friend has gone through 4 in the same time. Would have thought it'd be the old technology that breaks easy and is unreliable, with phones getting more durable and harder to break as technology advances.

[Apricots And A Pear Tree]

Magnets.

[xCompackx]

Dec 14, 2012 17:30:01 GMT -5 Ryback on a Pole! said:

I don't understand how phones have somehow gotten more fragile and easier to break rather than the nigh-on indestructible phones of the 90s.

I use an old, 90s era Nokia that will never break. Whereas my brother has gone through 3 expensive phones in 2 years and a friend has gone through 4 in the same time. Would have thought it'd be the old technology that breaks easy and is unreliable, with phones getting more durable and harder to break as technology advances.

To be fair, when the entirety of the phone is pretty much a screen it does kind of invite accidents to occur. Also, I agree about 3D phones. Can't imagine that having a practical purpose.

[deadstock]

Why people are so eager an willing to put there info on phones.

[willywonka666]

Dec 14, 2012 18:22:40 GMT -5 xCompackx said:

Dec 14, 2012 17:30:01 GMT -5 Ryback on a Pole! said:

I don't understand how phones have somehow gotten more fragile and easier to break rather than the nigh-on indestructible phones of the 90s.

I use an old, 90s era Nokia that will never break. Whereas my brother has gone through 3 expensive phones in 2 years and a friend has gone through 4 in the same time. Would have thought it'd be the old technology that breaks easy and is unreliable, with phones getting more durable and harder to break as technology advances.

To be fair, when the entirety of the phone is pretty much a screen it does kind of invite accidents to occur. Also, I agree about 3D phones. Can't imagine that having a practical purpose.

Everything is made cheaper as well so you will break it and have to buy another one. I don't think companies want you to buy one of something and be happy

[543Y2J]

Dec 14, 2012 17:35:47 GMT -5 Apricots And A Pear Tree said:

Magnets.

[DZ: WF Legacy]

I don't understand why we still have video/audio format compatibility issues in 2012.

Also, I don't understand why I have to keep ticking "date modified" in Windows Vista whenever I download something. It doesn't stick, and it prioritizes crap like "ratings" that nobody ever uses. Wouldn't I want to organize things by how recent they are? Why does it keep hiding itself?

iTunes did the same thing to me recently. It randomly deleted by Last Added playlist option. Like...what? That's one of the most useful things you can have in terms of getting the content you want as easily as possible.

[J.O.B. Squad]

Ordering a phone from a wireless phone company and when they send you a new one it not already able to be used out of the box in terms of calling people and what not.

['Foretold' Joker]

Why are headphones universal, yet chargers are not.

[El Pollo Guerrera]

Why the fun don't companies that make inkjet printers use the same cartridge for all of their machines.

If you have an HP, you need THIS one! If you have a Lexmark, you need THAT one!

I guess that's more a problem with the companies...

[Optimax]

Dec 14, 2012 17:35:47 GMT -5 Apricots And A Pear Tree said:

Magnets.

[nate5054]

Dec 14, 2012 17:35:47 GMT -5 Apricots And A Pear Tree said:

f***ing Magnets.

[xCompackx]

Dec 16, 2012 1:44:49 GMT -5 El Pollo Guerrera said:

Why the fun don't companies that make inkjet printers use the same cartridge for all of their machines.

If you have an HP, you need THIS one! If you have a Lexmark, you need THAT one!

I guess that's more a problem with the companies...

My god, do I agree with you on this. At least for HP, most of their printers use the same style of holder for the cartridges so it would be pretty easy to just make them all the same size and shape. The fact they don't is strange.