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Icyedge on 21 September 2009
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crumas2 said:
Icyedge said:
 

 

I understand your point but it should not be called inherent fault if its due to misuse from the user. I also agree with you that normally you can enclose those type of equipment, and probably a lot of people would enclose it because of their current set-up. But still, reading the instruction manual is important and people should find a way to respect the precaution in it if they dont want problems.

I think the concept is called "expected product use".  Here are a few humorous examples of products that require "special" and unexpected handling like the PS3 and 360:

http://www.goodexperience.com/tib/archives/2007/05/toastmaster_pro.html

http://www.goodexperience.com/tib/archives/2006/10/dryer_rack.html

 

EDIT: Look up "contradicted affordances"... that's the concept of designing a product in such a way as to make it unusable in ways expected from previous products.  In this instance, consumers expect to be able to place audio/video equipment in cabinets made to contain audio/video equipment.  Sony, and to a lesser degree MS, are advertizing their current generation of consoles as being part of the audio/video equipment to be used in a living room.  Unfortunately, they more closely resemble computers in their thermal operating characteristics, making them unsuitable for use in audio/video cabinets.  But remember, consumers should have to assume that their brand new game console can't be used like the game console they bought last time.  Right?  They should probably read all EULAs before using any new and/or upgraded software, too.

 

 

Yeah I already know of this "expected product use", but It would be more like : do not operate the PS3 more than 3 hours due to risk of overheating. Since all gamer expect to be able to play more than 3 hours on a day off this would be real contradicted affordance since gaming is the main purpose of the console.  I tell you this example because one of my friend, in the beginning era of the Xbox 360, have been told by Xbox customer service that he should not leave his console on more than 3 consecutives hours. A good example of localisation being a contradicted affordance would be asking to leave 4 inches on each side of a refrigerator.

 

P.S.: I always take a look into the manual but I dont read EULAs agreement, but yes we should ;).

 

Edit: Youre also not suppose to enclose sound amplifier, with powerful electronics, not enclosing is standard.