• Addv4@lemmy.world
    954·
    1 year ago

    Honestly it’s better than just having a generic name which they apply over several generations, with the only difference being the year at the end (which they might forget to add on some listing’s). So long as it has a simple way to find the size and resolution from the model id, the rest can be kinda funky as long as I can Google it.

    • DrRatso@lemmy.ml
      6·
      1 year ago

      The problem I have with this naming scheme as a consumer is it is hard to find which models are roughly equivalent. Like theyll have their mumbojumbo generic name like ABC24P and this is what you find on reviews but then theres ABC24PE, ABC24PU, ABC24PI3Q and often finding info on if it is just some regional release, different panel or what is actually the difference is problematic.

  • Eheran@lemmy.world
    331·
    1 year ago

    I disagree with everyone else here. This is even worse that sequential naming schemes.

    Best is a name that actually contains information to distinguish different products. Look at fridge, washing machine, … names from Samsung, Bosch, … You think the exactly same unit with some minute (hard to even find!) difference has almost the same name? No, fuck right off, there is no correlation. Have fun searching any specific product.

    4K Monitor should have 4K in it’s name. 32" diagonal? 32 in the name. Not “KKEORGKE9183FK38F”.

    • bisby@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      1 year ago

      The most commonly cited monitor in recent years for this is “AW3423DWF”… Which is AlienWare 34" (no idea what 23DW is) Freesync. I assume the 23DW has a point to it too.

      Point is, people see a lot of characters and complain when in reality it is exactly what you are referring to. The name is an encoded version of its capabilities. Its just that the encoding isn’t always clear because if every company used the same encoding they would have the same name. and if there are 2 similar monitors you would need to have every feature in the name to differentiate them, so the shorthand encoding becomes necessary. (Eg, AW3423DW and AW3423DWF only really differ on freesync vs gsync, thus the F at the end)

      Edit: W is for WQHD: 3440x1440

    • glimse@lemmy.world
      10·
      1 year ago

      If you want to see some awful SKUs, look at what HP did when they bought Poly. I’ll give you an example:

      8D8K2AA#ABA. That’s for a Poly x52 video bar.

      83Z51AA#ABA. Poly x70 video bar.

      83Z50AA#ABA. Poly G7500 controller.

      I asked our Poly rep what the naming scheme was and they told me…there isn’t one. HP randomly assigned SKUs.

      Before getting bought out, Poly SKUs were pretty bad (7200-87620-001) but at least the system made sense. You might not be able to name the item but you could at least tell the difference between products and warranties.

    • Bronzie@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      1 year ago

      We literally bought a fridge three days ago and it drove me bloody mad.

      The numbers mean absolutely nothing!!!
      And why is the Siemens version cheaper than the Bosch version of the same fridge, and why aren’t they named something even remotely similar???
      Why is this identical fridge $400 more??? (Ended up contacting Bosch to figure it out. It was a damn soft close function. For $400…)

      Ended up going to the store and picking one based on physical testing because God forbid any retailer add anything more than a short text on each product.

      Hope this one lasts us 50 years so I never have to buy another fridge again!

  • pyre@lemmy.world
    10·
    1 year ago

    i prefer this to apple’s method of naming everything the same. someone telling me they have an i-whatever gives no indication to what it is. could be a 15 year old shitty product or a brand new, overpriced shitty product.

      • shneancy@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        nah my favourite headphones from audiotechnica are uhh ATH-M50X (had to google it again despite recommending them left and right for years), and when I was doing headphones research all of them had very “memorable” names akin to keyboard smashing

        • Moneo@lemmy.world
          2·
          1 year ago

          At least that’s organized in a someone palatable format, ATH - audio technica so the model is really just M50X which is way easier to remember.

          • ours@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            The X has the detachable cable and comes with 3 different ones (long, short, and the long corkscrewed one).

  • Demdaru@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    1 year ago

    The new, spectacular, octacular package full of amazement put in front of your eyes, the <Jacob, please find a while to find a name for this>!

  • malloc@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    1 year ago

    I don’t care what they call it. Call it “dogsh1t” for all I care.

    I just want high refresh rate, at least 4K support, 32”, and sub millisecond response times.