Why are the model names of TVs and other home tech so cryptic?
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Say you make TVs. Well you need every TV you make to have a name so you can easily find parts or information ect on that TV, so you call your first TV “TV” or “TV1” and the next “TV2” and so on.
But hold on a sec, what if we make the same TV but with a larger screen? Okay “TV1 42” or “TV1 50″….
Great but say you ship these TVs internationally and some places have different rules for TV specifications? “TV1 42 EU” and “TV1 42 NA”?
Guess that works. Now next year we keep making those TVs but our suppliers change for cheaper parts or new technology, so last year’s TV isn’t exactly the same as this year’s. Better add that to “TV1 42 EU 22”
Already you can see the code building up and we haven’t even discussed extra features, like receiver type, smart TV operating system built in dvd players and such.
We could have something like “TV142EU22FSFiDVD”
Admittedly confusing to us but simple for a computer system to find exactly what you’re looking for.
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