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.
xbox one
xbox one x
xbox series x
I agree with you so much
Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS Lite
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DSXL
New Nintendo 3DS
New Nintendo 3DSXL
“I picked up a used New Nintendo 3DS”
Star wars battlefront
Star wars battlefront 2
Star wars battlefront
Star wars battlefront 2
if you can actually find it on the monitor (face it, you threw the manuals away last year) – it’s embedded in the black plastic in 8 pt type or it’s only on internal components (void the warranty when you open the case) or it’s a quarter inch QR code in metallic foil your phone won’t focus on
Or if it still works, you can use the DDC interface to get its model no.
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.
One of my favourite naming schemes is MikroTik’s.
CRS312-4C+8XG-RMlooks like a mess initially, but it’s very logical. The features of the product are literally in its name:CRSCloud Router Switch (product name)3rd generation12ports total4C+= 4x combo (RJ45 and SFP+) 10Gbps ports8XG= 8x 10Gbps RJ45 ports (XG = multi gigabit)RM= rack mountable
This is how many companies generate a p/n, unless marketing gets involved.
Yep, I’ve even personally witnessed the arguments in business to business sales. When the marketing gets invited, sanity is no longer a welcome.
Just doesn’t sound as sexy as NetFuckerPro Phantom Xtreme. With four ports and speeds up to 100Mbps!
I understand you might’ve meant it as a joke, but if the universe allows it and there is a netfuckerpro, I will buy it twenty times before I even read the specs of the crs5b278n492653b
And that’s why companies spend money on marketing lol
Just bought a really good monitor… I can’t remember the name.
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”.
I’ve got three monitors at work: Two Dell monitors arranged horizontally, and a Samsung that’s vertical.
The Dells are U3219Q.
Ufor UltraSharp (product name),32for 32 inch, and a little bit extra to differentiate it from other UltraSharp 32 inch models. Nice. (edit: apparently19means the model year, i.e. 2019 for this one)The Samsung is a LF32TU874VNXGO. Just… what? Samsung why do you do this to us?
“Take two bottles into the shower? Not me. I just LF32TU874VNXGO.”
… on second thought this is rubbish even if you do remember those TV ads.
… on third thought, there’s something darkly funny about taking electronics into the shower.
Get that lithium battery nice and soggy.
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