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Re:Study Finds That Buttons in Cars Are Safer and Quicker to... by causality0 on Saturday January 07, 2023 @11:52AM (#34289848)
I cannot imagine how anybody can stand the constantly changing value of a digital speedometer as it flickers around whatever your intended speed is. Give me a needle any day.
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Re:Study Finds That Buttons in Cars Are Safer and Quicker to... by antiterra on Saturday January 07, 2023 @12:18PM (#34290216)
The majority of digital speedos these days have a needle drawn with an acceptably high refresh rate and low latency.
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Re:Study Finds That Buttons in Cars Are Safer and Quicker to... by newaccount74 on Saturday January 07, 2023 @02:15PM (#34291532)
I have a digital speedometer with a 7 segment display in my Citroen and it doesn't flicker at all. It updates roughly once a second or so -- quick enough to feel responsive, but slow enough to not annoy me.
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Re:Study Finds That Buttons in Cars Are Safer and Quicker to... by bruce343434 on Saturday January 07, 2023 @06:57PM (#34294433)
My 2 cents: generally the speedometer is always somehow just enough out of "default driving view" that I don't really see it, I have to actively look at it. And when I do, a plain number is easier and faster to parse.
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