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Re:Why every microwave sucks these days, and the death of in... by crazygringo on Thursday October 26, 2023 @09:13AM (#38025068)
In case it helps, I've run into the same types of problems frequently, and YouTube reviews are a godsend.

Random people actually film themselves unboxing and using the product, and you can watch what buttons they have to press, etc.

Also you can virtually always download the manual as a PDF.

Of course that's not a list, and it takes a lot of work. It's deeply unfortunate -- somebody like Amazon could actually implement the kind of comparison matrix you're talking about, but they're not exactly innovating on the UX front. :(

(Amazon does sometimes show a comparison matrix of 4 products with something like ~6 rows of features for some products, but I think it's created by the manufacturer, so only compares models for that one brand, and doesn't always list the feature you care about either.)

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Re:Why every microwave sucks these days, and the death of in... by JohnFen on Thursday October 26, 2023 @01:12PM (#38028628)
> somebody like Amazon could actually implement the kind of comparison matrix you're talking about

Would that be valuable, though? Could Amazon do this in a useful and non-manipulative way? I have doubts.

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Re:Why every microwave sucks these days, and the death of in... by arkano on Friday October 27, 2023 @04:53AM (#38036135)
It would be valuable if the filtering conditions are up to the user.
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